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Restaurace U Staré synagogy(Restaurant at the Synagogue),
Pařížská 17, Prague, Czechia.
Built in 1907, architect: František Weyr and Richard Klenka. Art Nouveau.
The Jewish Quarter in Prague, known as Josefov, is located between the Old Town Square and the Vltava River. Its history dates from the 13th century. The Prague Jewish town represent a unique complex of Jewish monuments. The Prague ghetto and the Jewish community has continued from the early Middle Ages up to our days. Today there are only about 3.500 jews in the Czech Republic, about 1000 in Prague. The Jewish Town – Josefov (Židovské město) The Jewish quarter is a small area known as Josefov (named after the emperor Josef II, whose reforms helped to ease living conditions for the Jewish, the Jewish Quarter contains the remains of Prague’s former Jewish ghetto.) between the Old Town Square and the Vltava River. Here are two figures synonymous with this part of the city, Franz Kafka (1883 – 1924) and the mystical humunculus Golem created by Jehuda ben Bezalel, also known as Rabi Löw. Most of it can be walked around in a single day, but any detailed explorations needs time. The Jewish cemetery, Old-new Synagogue, Klausen Synagogue and the Pinkas Synagogue are definitely worthwhile sights.

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Restaurace U Staré synagogy(Restaurant at the Synagogue), <br /> Pařížská 17, Prague, Czechia.<br /> Built in 1907, architect: František Weyr and Richard Klenka. Art Nouveau. <br /> The Jewish Quarter in Prague, known as Josefov, is located between the Old Town Square and the Vltava River. Its history dates from the 13th century. The Prague Jewish town represent a unique complex of Jewish monuments. The Prague ghetto and the Jewish community has continued from the early Middle Ages up to our days. Today there are only about 3.500 jews in the Czech Republic, about 1000 in Prague. The Jewish Town – Josefov (Židovské město) The Jewish quarter is a small area known as Josefov (named after the emperor Josef II, whose reforms helped to ease living conditions for the Jewish, the Jewish Quarter contains the remains of Prague’s former Jewish ghetto.) between the Old Town Square and the Vltava River. Here are two figures synonymous with this part of the city, Franz Kafka (1883 – 1924) and the mystical humunculus Golem created by Jehuda ben Bezalel, also known as Rabi Löw. Most of it can be walked around in a single day, but any detailed explorations needs time. The Jewish cemetery, Old-new Synagogue, Klausen Synagogue and the Pinkas Synagogue are definitely worthwhile sights.
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