The Klausen Synagogue had not held a Jewish worship service since the Nazis shuttered it and murdered most Czech Jews. For the first time since World War II, one of Prague’s most historic ...

(RNS) — The sounds of Jewish prayer rang out in Prague’s Klausen Synagogue on Saturday (Oct. 12) for the first time in more than 80 years as the city’s progressive Jewish community ...

the Spanish Synagogue holds the distinction of being the most recently built synagogue in Prague's Jewish Quarter. While the Spanish Synagogue may be new by Prague's standards, the opulent place ...

Adjoining Old Town is this old Jewish enclave, with several historic and new synagogues, which showcase both the triumphs and hardships of Prague's Jewish population across the centuries.

The Old New Synagogue or Altneuschul, located in the Jewish Quarter (Josefov) of Prague, is the oldest synagogue in Europe that continues to be a house of prayer.

Known as the “Golden City of 100 Spires,” Prague boasts a fairytale medieval Old Town, historic churches and synagogues, and perhaps Europe’s largest castle. A good way to introduce yourself ...

Confiscated by the Nazis as they purged synagogues and communities throughout Bohemia and Moravia, the Torah scrolls were shipped to the Jewish Museum in Prague. The scrolls were rescued from ...

The distance between Prague, Czech Republic and Andover amounts to more than a nine hour flight and thousands of miles, but recently Temple Emanuel, a reform synagogue in Andover has managed to ...

JTA — For the first time since World War II, one of Prague’s most historic synagogues has held a Jewish prayer service. Kol Nidre, the introductory service of Yom Kippur, took place in the ...

Spanish Synagogue, The Spanish Synagogue differs completely in style and history from its sister synagogue located just blocks away, the Old New Synagogue. Built some 600 years later, the Spanish ...

(JTA) — 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 ...