This Torah scroll survived the Holocaust in Holland and was donated to Ganzach Kiddush Hashem by the Schijveschuurder family.
The Torah was aquired by the grandfather, Avraham Schijveschuurder, may G-d avenge his blood, in 1937 from a Jewish refugee from Poland.
Upon the outbreak of war in Holland, the Schijveschuurder family transferred the Torah and other holy books to the home of their neighbour, a Righteous Among the Nations, and he hid them in the fireplace of his home.
Their sons Joop and Lock, who miraculously hid in during the war years, returned to their home in Harlem.
They did not find their parents, but the Torah that was hidden along with other holy books was taken out of hiding.
In 1983, Joop-Joseph Schijveschuurder arrived in Israel with the Torah
He sewed two covers for the Torah: one in memory of his mother, Yent bat (daughter of) Yehuda, and the other cover in memory of Holocaust victims.
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