Four very special ancient sifrei Torah were stolen last
week from an ancient synagogue near the promenade in Tiveria.
Commander-in-chief of the Tiveria region, Deputy Police
Commander Yaakov Zigdon, stated that the burglary had been
carefully planned and that the perpetrators left no traces.
Members of the congregation who arrived for shacharis
were startled to see that the sifrei Torah had been
stolen, and some even burst into tears.
Over the past few months, synagogues in Tzfas, Tiveria and
Acco have been ransacked, while religious artifacts and
sifrei Torah worth millions of shekels have been
stolen. As a result, northern region police are considering
establishing a regional team to investigate the thefts of
religious artifacts. It is assumed that the stolen artifacts
are smuggled to collectors abroad.
