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Rabbi Mendy Chitrik recounts the evacuation of Torah scrolls from destroyed synagogues in Turkey.

Antakya was one of the hardest-hit Turkish cities by the devastating earthquake that has claimed nearly 18,000 lives.

The city had a thriving Jewish community, and tragically some members are still unaccounted for.

Rabbi Mendy Chitrik, an Ashkenazi Rabbi in Turkey, recounts the situation for the Jewish community and the evacuation of Torah scrolls from destroyed synagogues.