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October 29, 2026

Two Centuries-Old Jewish Textiles Return to Berlin

After being stolen, rescued, and brought to Arizona.

In the immediate aftermath of World War II, Moishe Saksenhaus—a Holocaust survivor born it what is now Belarus—bartered Crisco, bags of coffee, and cartons of cigarettes for two Jewish ritual artifacts dating to the 16th century. The items eventually made their way to an Arizona synagogue, but have recently been returned to the Berlin Jewish community. Toby Axelrod writes:

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