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US judge orders Russia to preserve Jewish texts
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge wants Russia to preserve sacred religious documents that members of a Hasidic Jewish movement fear could be headed to the black market. During a hearing Thursday in Washington, U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth ordered Russia to protect the documents and return any that may already have been removed from the Russian State Military Archives. The order comes in a lawsuit filed by members of Chabad-Lubavitch (HAH-bahd LOO-bah-vich), which follows the teachings of Eastern European rabbis and emphasizes the study of the Torah. The group is suing Russia in U.S. court to recover thousands of manuscripts, prayers, lectures and philosophical discourses dating back to the 18th century. AP
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