The untold rescue mission of Torah scrolls captured by Jordanian forces

On the eve of Israel's independence, in the heart of the Hebron Hills, three religious kibbutzim operated in succession – Kfar Etzion, Massuot Yitzhak, and Ein Tzurim. Within temporary wooden structures and complex living circumstances, the settlers safeguarded six Torah scrolls that had reached them through various routes. One was written in Warsaw in honor of Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook, another was rescued during Kristallnacht in Austria by a woman from the Shmueli family who asked the Naz