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The late president Václav Havel was honoured by Prague’s Jewish
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square in the centre of the capital. Jewish leaders, along with diplomats
and the mayor of Prague, said the festival celebrates the same values
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PanoramaRabbi Loew, the Jewish hero of the Czechs
“Path of Life” is the name of a new exhibition by the Jewish Museum in
Prague marking 400 years since the death of Rabbi Judah Loew ben Bezalel, a
16th century scholar and teacher, the Chief Rabbi of Bohemia. Today, most
Czechs remember him not only for being a wise man and a learned scholar,
but primarily for being the legendary creator of the Golem, a mythical deed
that earned him the status of a national hero.
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Current AffairsNew exhibition on Rabbi Loew marks 400 years since his death
Few rabbis and Jewish scholars became part of legends of non-Jewish people.
But one, Rabbi Judah Loew ben Bezalel who lived in Prague at the turn of
the 17th century, has long been part of a Czech national legend which
describes the creation of the mythical Golem. The Jewish Museum in Prague
has staged an exhibition at Prague Castle to commemorate the life of the
great rabbi.
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Current AffairsNew exhibition at Prague’s Jewish Museum offers chance to revive the Golem
An interactive exhibition which is to open at the Jewish Museum in Prague
on Thursday promises visitors a chance to revive a centuries’ old legend.
A sculpture by the famous Czech artist Petr Nikl invites people to try to
figure out the right symbol or word which would breathe life into the
famous Prague Golem – a legendary giant allegedly created by the 16th
century rabbi Loew.
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This week in Mailbox: we disclose the identity of our January mystery man
and announce the names of the four lucky winners. There will also be a
brand new quiz question. Listeners quoted: Louise Kelleher, Francois
Jooste, J.R. Tinsley, David Eldridge, Constantin Liviu Viorel, Juan Carlos
Gil, Colin Law, Charles Konecny.
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