Police locate secular sacred books stolen in southern Israel

Israeli police have managed to recover centuries-old priceless holy books that survived the Holocaust riot and anti-Semitic riots. They were then stolen and sold at an online auction.

According to a police spokesman, police found and found the stolen books on Sunday after being announced at an online auction.

Last Wednesday, a resident of the city of Komemiyut, east of Ashkelon, filed a complaint with the local police after stealing a collection of priceless holy books kept by the family for years. centuries.

After discovering that the books had been stolen, the plaintiff found the books on sale at an online auction.

The books, which, according to family members, are about 200 years old and survived the Holocaust and 19th century pogroms, could be very expensive at an auction, given their age and age. scarcity of their old prints.

On Sunday, police from Kiryat Gat managed to locate the stolen books in Jerusalem. The agents recovered the books before they were sold at the online auction and returned them to their rightful owners.