News

by Rick Steves, February 21, 2025 | Known as the "City of 100 Spires," Prague boasts a fairytale medieval Old Town, historic churches and synagogues, and perhaps Europe's largest castle.
W Hotels has announced the opening of W Prague, ... W Prague Opens in Landmark Hotel Building. By Newsdesk Dec 6, 2024 12:05pm. W Hotels W Prague Czech Republic Travel New ...
The Old-New Synagogue (Staronová synagoga), dating back to the late 13th century, is Europe’s oldest active synagogue and one of Prague’s earliest Gothic buildings.
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.
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.
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.
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 ...
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 ...
One of the earliest references to a synagogue dates from 150 to 128 BCE, ... (1526–1609) lies in the attic where the genizah (or store room) of Prague's community is kept.
Sixty historic Torahs were featured in a procession at an Upper East Side synagogue Sunday to celebrate the salvaging of more than 1,500 of the religious artifacts from Nazi-occupied Prague.