Retired Physics Professor's Tiny Torah Comes Back to Earth

The Torah scroll belonging to retired physics professor Henry Fenichel is small but mighty in its scope.

On the heels of a trip to space aboard the shuttle Atlantis, the 4-inch antique Torah continues to bridge generations as well as cultural and religious differences.

It links scientists with ties to the Holocaust to present-day NASA happenings – and in the process, brings Fenichel together with the family of Col. Ilan Ramon, who died in the explosion of the Columbia shuttle in 2003.

Read about how a 100-year-old artifact inspires those whose lives it enters.