The Jewish Museum in Prague
U Stare skoly 1, 3, Praha 1
Museum is operated by Jewish community.
The Maisel Synagogue
Praha 1, Maiselova 10 • Entry for disabled
History of the Jews in Bohemia and Moravia of the 10th – 18th century Historical dates about first settlements in Bohemia and Moravia, social and legal status of Jews in medieval state, traditional Jewish educatedness of important scholars of Jewish communities and founders of synagogue from Renaissance period of Mordechai Maisel.
The Spanish Synagogue
Praha 1, Vezenska 1 • Entry for disabled
History of the Jews in Bohemia and Moravia – from emancipation to present time The history of Jewish Community in the Enlightenment and Emancipation, First Republic, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia and post-war decenniums. Winter synagogue – Chapel 1st floor Silver of Czech Synagogues – cult objects from Czech and Moravia from collections of the Jewish Museum in Prague.
The Pinkas Synagogue
Praha 1, entry from Siroka 3
A memory of Czech and Moravian Jews who became victims of holocaust. More than 80.000 names are written by hand on walls of the synagogue
Children’s drawings from Terezin 1942-1944 A selection from drawings, which represented a strong witness about terrible fate of children.
The Klaus Synagogue
Praha 1, U Stareho hrbitova 3a
Jewish Customs and Traditions – Synagogue – sense of synagogue and Jewish holidays.
Jewish Customs and Traditions – Run of life – daily life of Jewish family and customs about birth, circumcision, ceremony of bar micva, wedding ceremony, divorce, Jewish household.
The Ceremonial Hall
budova prozskeho Pohrebniho bratrstva
Praha 1, U Stareho hrbitova 3a
Jewish Customs and Traditions – Run of life – medicine in ghetto, death, Jewish cemeteries in Bohemia and Moravia and activities of Burial I Society.
The Old Jewish Cemetery
Praha 1, entry from Siroka 3 only
The Old Jewish Cemetery was established in the first half of the 15th century.
The oldest tombstone, which marks the grave of the poet and scholar Avigdor Karo, dates from the year 1439. Burials took place in the cemetery until 1787. The most prominent person buried in the Old Jewish Cemetery is without a doubt the great religious scholar and teacher Judah Loew ben Bezalel, known as Rabbi Loew (d. 1609), the Mayor of the Jewish Town Mordechai Maisel (d. 1601), the Renaissance scholar, historian, mathematician and astronomer David Gans.
The Old-new Synagogue
Praha 1, Maiselova
The main hall is the only existing medieval-type hall of its kind.