As Holocaust survivor Sidney Schenk entered the sanctuary of the newly established Beth Am synagogue, he carried in his arms a fellow Holocaust survivor: the Torah scroll of Roudnice nad Labem, a relic of a bygone Jewish community 6,000 miles away.
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A throng of motorcyclists pulled up to San Diego Jewish Academy in Carmel Valley on Sept. 9 in support of the Butterfly Project, an initiative that educates children about the Holocaust and how to combat hate in all its forms.