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Ec Chajim Rabbi David Maxa and Student Rabbi Klára Kopytková lead the ancient prayer of Kol Nidrei during Yom Kippur services at the Klausen Synagogue in Prague, Oct. 11, 2024.
Ec Chajim’s Rabbi David Maxa and student Rabbi Klára Kopytkoyá lead the ancient prayer of Kol Nidre during Yom Kippur services Oct. 12, 2024, at the Klausen Synagogue in Prague.
While the Spanish Synagogue may be new by Prague's standards, the opulent place of worship actually completed construction in 1868, on the site of a 12th-century synagogue.
The Klausen Synagogue in Prague held its first Jewish service since WWII, symbolizing a resurgence of Jewish life in the city.
Czech teens radicalised online face terror charges after cross-border probe uncovers synagogue arson attempt, and ...
Czech officials have detained five teenagers who were described as being radicalized online by the militant Islamic State group.
The scrolls were rescued from Prague years after World War II and have become part of a sprawling inventory of faith administered by a London trust that loans the Torahs out to synagogues ...
For the first time since World War II, one of Prague’s most historic synagogues has held a Jewish worship service. Kol Nidre, the introductory service of Yom Kippur, took place in the Klausen ...
Historic Prague synagogue sees first Yom Kippur service since the Holocaust Until recently home to a Jewish Museum exhibit, 17th-century Klausen hosted a local progressive congregation whose ...
(RNS) — The sounds of Jewish prayer rang out in Prague’s Klausen Synagogue on Saturday (Oct. 12) for the first time in more ...
Historic Prague synagogue used on Yom Kippur for the first time since the Holocaust 'I felt like the synagogue started breathing again,' Jewish Museum director Pavla Niklová says.