Simplify the following text for a Grade 9 native English-speaking person.
Original: In 1976 , a year after the civil war began , Joseph Farhi transferred the Torah scrolls from the synagogue to Geneva and entrusted to renowned Jewish-Lebanese banker Edmond Safra , who preserved them in his bank 's coffers .
Simplified: In 1976 , a year after the civil war began , Joseph Farhi took the Torah scrolls from the synagogue to Geneva .