Prior to the War, Plzeň had a thriving Jewish community of over 2,500 and there were multiple synagogues in the community (European Jewish Congress). By 1948, there were only 293 Jews left in Plzeň (Jewish Virtual Library).

During the Holocaust, the Nazis shipped this scroll, and many others, to the Jewish Museum in Prague (Esterow). After the War, the scroll remained at the Jewish Museum in Prague where it was stored in a damp warehouse (Esterow). In 1963, an art dealer arranged the sale of the scrolls to Ralph Yablon who donated them to the Westminster Synagogue in London (Esterow). In 1964, over 1,500 scrolls arrived in London and were stored and cared for by the Memorial Scrolls Trust (Esterow).

Memorial Scrolls Trust has shared the scrolls with the world, providing many, including #707, to communities on permanent loan, sharing their importance as the “Czech scrolls are survivors and silent witnesses. They represent not only the lost communities of Bohemia and Moravia, all those who perished in the Shoah"(Memorial Scrolls Trust).