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| + | |CITY INTRO=The capital of the Czech Republic, the most popular tourist destination of central Europe. | ||
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| + | ==History== | ||
| + | The Jewish history of Prauge is very old. The Jewish community has been a fixture since the 1500s. At that time the jews lived in the Judenstadt, or the Jewish Ghetto, a semi-automonous community. 1564-1611 was the golden age for Jewish Prague, when they enjoyed religous and economic freedom, and thrived as astronomers, mathematicians, philosophers and artists. This was also the peroid of the Maharal, Rabbi Yehudah ben Betzalel Loew created the legendary Golem. | ||
| + | In the 1700s the population of Prague was 25 percent Jewish and the largest in the world. In 1745 Empress Maria Theresa expelled the jews but they began to return in 1748. | ||
| + | ==Tourism== | ||
| + | Today the Josefov welcomes visitors all year round. You can visit the Jewish Museum which includes six different sites: | ||
| + | http://www.jewishmuseum.cz/aindex.php | ||
| + | For an additional fee you can visit the Alt-Neu(old-new) Shul. [[The Old-new Shul (Alt-noy Shul-Prague)]] It is said their attic is the resting place of the Maharal's Golem. | ||
| + | They also host three daily minyanim http://www.synagogue.cz/ | ||
| + | The Jewihs Quater is conveniently located next to the Staromestska metro station. It is also home to the city's active shul's, kosher restuarants and apartment rentals. | ||
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|COMMUNITY WEBSITES=http://www.praguewelcome.cz/en/visit/monuments/top-monuments/59-josefov-prague-ghetto.shtml | |COMMUNITY WEBSITES=http://www.praguewelcome.cz/en/visit/monuments/top-monuments/59-josefov-prague-ghetto.shtml | ||
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Contents
CITY INTRO
The capital of the Czech Republic, the most popular tourist destination of central Europe.
History
The Jewish history of Prauge is very old. The Jewish community has been a fixture since the 1500s. At that time the jews lived in the Judenstadt, or the Jewish Ghetto, a semi-automonous community. 1564-1611 was the golden age for Jewish Prague, when they enjoyed religous and economic freedom, and thrived as astronomers, mathematicians, philosophers and artists. This was also the peroid of the Maharal, Rabbi Yehudah ben Betzalel Loew created the legendary Golem. In the 1700s the population of Prague was 25 percent Jewish and the largest in the world. In 1745 Empress Maria Theresa expelled the jews but they began to return in 1748.
Tourism
Today the Josefov welcomes visitors all year round. You can visit the Jewish Museum which includes six different sites: http://www.jewishmuseum.cz/aindex.php For an additional fee you can visit the Alt-Neu(old-new) Shul. The Old-new Shul (Alt-noy Shul-Prague) It is said their attic is the resting place of the Maharal's Golem. They also host three daily minyanim http://www.synagogue.cz/ The Jewihs Quater is conveniently located next to the Staromestska metro station. It is also home to the city's active shul's, kosher restuarants and apartment rentals.
COMMUNITY WEBSITES
http://www.praguewelcome.cz/en/visit/monuments/top-monuments/59-josefov-prague-ghetto.shtml
http://www.jewishprague.info/index.html
KEY SHUL'S \ MINYAN FACTORIES
KASHRUS INFO
check this website http://www.jewishprague.info/kosherfood.html
SPONSORS
SHULS IN THIS AREA
- Chabad Maharal Center (Milosrdnych 6, Prague 1)
- The Old-new Shul (Alt-noy Shul) (Maiselova 18)
- The Old-new Shul (Alt-noy Shul-Prague) (Maiselova 18)
KOSHER FOOD IN THIS AREA
- King Solomon kosher Restaurant (Siroka 8)
- Shalom Kosher Resturant (Maiselova 18)
YIDTRAVEL SITES IN THIS AREA
- Jewish Quarter In Prague (U Staré školy 1)
- THE JEWISH MUSEUM IN PRAGUE (U Staré školy 1)
