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The Old Jewish Cemetery (Czech: Starý židovský hřbitov) is a Jewish cemetery in Prague, Czech Republic, which is one of the largest of its kind in Europe and one of the most important Jewish historical monuments in Prague. It served its purpose from the first half of the 15th century until 1786.
The Old New Synagogue. Josefov (also Jewish Quarter; German: Josefstadt) is a town quarter and the smallest cadastral area of Prague, Czech Republic, formerly the Jewish ghetto of the town. It is surrounded by the Old Town. The quarter is often represented by the flag of Prague's Jewish community, a yellow Magen David (Star of David) on a red ...
Pages in category "Jewish cemeteries in the Czech Republic" ... Old Jewish Cemetery, Prague This page was last edited on 30 March 2013, at 08:08 (UTC). ...
Ceremonial Hall of the Prague chevra kadisha. The Ceremonial hall of the Prague Jewish Burial Society was built for the last service to the deceased members of the Prague Jewish Community. It is used as an exhibition space administered by the Jewish Museum in Prague. The building is an excellent example of Romanesque Revival architecture.
One of the oldest Jewish cemeteries in Europe, the Old Jewish Cemetery was in operation from at least 1439 and was closed in 1787. The Cemetery is located in the Jewish Quarter on a small plot of land between the Pinkas Synagogue and the Klausen Synagogue. During the four hundred plus years that the Cemetery was active, about 200,000 Jewish ...
Archaeologists in the Czech Republic have found a hoard of buried weapons and jewellery dating to around 1600 BC, a rare discovery that could shed more light on life in central Europe during the ...
The 3-cent coin depicts a bust of Albrecht Hohenzollern, a leader during the European Renaissance. Rare silver coin — lost more than 400 years ago — unearthed from Poland war cemetery Skip to ...
Pages in category "Cemeteries in Prague" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. ... Old Jewish Cemetery, Prague; Olšany Cemetery; S. Slavín ...