The Jewish Museum in Prague was allowed to continue storing those objects, and the synagogue became part of the museum’s depository. After the war, there were not enough survivors to refill ...

Congregants from Ec Chajim pray in Prague’s Klausen Synagogue on Yom Kippur, Oct. 11, 2024. Dana Cabanova; courtesy of the Jewish Museum in Prague That was until Friday evening, when about 200 ...

Prague has at least five synagogues ... “There are synagogues, there’s the Jewish museum, there’s a Jewish nursing home,” he said. “But there isn’t this one intergenerational space ...

Earlier this year, Leo Pavlat - director of the Jewish Museum in Prague - told the BBC "it wasn't easy being Jewish back then", referring to the Communist era. "There were no publications ...

The synagogue has largely been a museum since the Nazis decimated ... But Reform Judaism is not something alien to Prague: ...

Take note: The museum only accepts cash. Book in advance. The museum sits in Prague's Jewish Quarter, making it an easily accessible stop on most travelers' itineraries. The entrance fee for the ...

The Spanish Synagogue operates as part of the Jewish Museum in Prague, so two permanent exhibitions, which focus on the history of Jews in Bohemian lands and showcase silver artifacts, are also on ...

"There," said Leo Pavlat, the owlish, bearded director of the Prague Jewish Museum, pointing at a thin strip of dark, square cobblestones at our feet. "There! You see? All along there." He looked ...

A new exhibit showcases the fashions of Hedy Strnad, who despite her dressmaking skills was denied a visa to America during World War II. WASHINGTON (JTA) — Was the Jewish “lady tailor” who ...

Where to stay in Prague What to bring home Essential information: what to know before you go Start with one of the city’s most peaceful and elegant areas: the former Jewish Quarter, aka Josefov. To ...