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A fact from Synagogue of Deal appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 18 August 2020 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that three 200-year-old Persian Torah scrolls were gifted to the Synagogue of Deal(pictured), a Syrian Jewish congregation in New Jersey, at its dedication in 1973?
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... that three 200-year-old Persian Torah scrolls were gifted to the Synagogue of Deal(pictured), a Syrian Jewish congregation in New Jersey, at its dedication in 1973? Source: "Three antique Persian Torahs will be presented to the synagogue, which now has five, during the ceremonies. Rabbi Shmidman said the Torahs are about 200 years old" (Asbury Park Press)