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Members of a historic New Jersey synagogue that was destroyed in a fire have gathered to bury damaged Sifrei Torah and Seforim.

The members of Congregation Poile Zedek in New Brunswick buried the nine Sifrei Torahs and hundreds of Seforim on Sunday.

An Oct. 23 fire destroyed the synagogue that opened in 1923 and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. About 100 families belong to the Orthodox Ashkenazic synagogue.

The Sifrei Torah were placed in ceramic pots and then buried.

One Sefer Torah was saved in the fire.

No one was injured in the fire, which officials say appeared to be accidental.

A donation page was set up to try and raise enough funds to repair the Shul. Donations can also be made by sending a check to: Congregation Poile Zedek, PO Box 166, New Brunswick, NJ 08903.

(AP)