Torah Scroll with a wooden case [Eretz Israel, first half of 20th century] Ink on parchment, “Wallish” [Sefardi] writing. In “Parashat Ha’azinu” the lines are not aligned on the inside of the text. Wooden case. On both parts of the case, in the inside, are attached two dedicatory sheets behind glass panels. On one is written: "This Torah scroll itself and not the case were deposited with the Aleppo Community in the Mahaneh Yehuda Neighborhood by Rabbi David Laniado for reading every Shabbat and Festival, which was rescued, and if he demands its return within three complete years it shall be returned to him.” Rabbi David Laniado (1900-1970), an illustrious and righteous man, was from the Aleppo Community in Jerusalem. In his later days served as Rabbi in Kefar Shalem and was famous for his book “Holy Men of Aleppo” a basic book on the history of the Rabbis in Aram Zova (Aleppo). He dealt a lot with communal matters, and among his activities was saving Torah scrolls from captivity and from being plundered. He saved Torah scrolls from Hebron in the riots of 1929, and from the Old City of Jerusalem, after it fell to the Jordanians in 1948. Similarly he collected Torah scrolls that were brought from the Diaspora by immigrants from the East, when their communities were disbanded, and donated them to synagogues in the immigrant camps and neighborhoods. The place where he kept the collected Torah scrolls was the Siliorah Synagogue for immigrants from Aleppo in the Mahaneh Yehuda Neighborhood, near his home. As evident from the dedication in this Torah scroll, it was also saved by Rabbi David Laniado and donated temporarily to the Siliorah Synagogue. It is not clear which event is referred to, perhaps this is one of the Torah scrolls he rescued in 1929. Goat skin parchment (or similar material). Narrow columns (column width approx. 10 cm, 51 lines per column. Column height: 54cm. The scroll is invalid and damaged. Damaged by dampness, holes and large tears (caused by rodents). In a number of sheets the text is blurred, lacking or erased. Some of the sheets are separated. The ink in the dedication inside the case is rubbed.