Report: Syrian refugee held a Jewish antique in his Turkish home
The man claimed he thought it must be fake.
By HAGAY HACOHENUpdated: SEPTEMBER 15, 2018 08:08Torah scroll(photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)
A priceless Jewish object that, if authentic, would be priceless was discovered at the house of a Syrian refugee now residing in the south of Turkey, Hurriyet Daily News reports.When local police was informed that the man was smuggling historical items, they raided his home and found a scroll of antelope skin with Hebrew letters on it, Turkish media reported on Friday.The scroll contains a modern Hebrew text, which might point to it being a fake. It was found in what seemed to be the decorated container within which Torah scrolls are placed.This is only one of the objects found.The man, Khalid al-Haj Ahmed, claimed he thought the objects were fake and that he bought them in Syria for the sum of $4,000.All the objects were sent to the Adana Museums Directorate to be examined.
