Event · Fire
Fire at the Gerer shtibl
The Gerer shtibl burned and eight Torah scrolls were destroyed by fire.
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... האָט זיך PNR דער שטאָט פאַרשפּרײט אַ קלאַנג, IN ביינאַכט
האָט אָפּגעברענט דאָס גערער שטיבל און אַכט ספר תורות
TWIT אומגעקומען PNR פייער. באַלד האָבן מאָסן מענטשן
געשטראָמט DIX DY פון דער שריפה, ...Connected nodes