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Jewish families channel Passover story after devastating losses in LA wildfires

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Jewish families channel Passover story after devastating losses in LA wildfires.

Thirty of the synagogue’s 435 families lost their homes and even more were displaced.

Passover commemorates the Israelites’ liberation from slavery in ancient Egypt , including their 40-year journey through the desert.

All 13 Torah scrolls were saved, including a Persian scroll retrieved from Iran .

Emily Kane Miller , a board member at the Kehillat Israel synagogue in Pacific Palisades , lost heirlooms from her great-grandmother.

She founded an organization called Heart and Hamsa with actress and activist Noa Tishby .

Rotter said she found Seder plates, covers for matzo and challah breads and kiddush cups.