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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 Jewish study centre, dedicated to rabbi Loew, opens in Prague
The Maharal Institute, a new Jewish studies centre dedicated to the 16th
century rabbi, philosopher and scholar Yehuda Loew, opened in Prague on
Thursday. Founded by the Prague Chabad Centre, the Institute aims to spread
the legacy and the teaching of the great rabbi Loew, a legendary figure in
the history of the Czech capital.
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Current AffairsNine Gates festival recreates lost world of Prague's pre-war culture
Throughout June, the Czech capital Prague is playing host to the ninth
annual Nine Gates festival of Czech-German-Jewish culture. Nine Gates is a
combination of music, theatre and literature of the period before the
Second World War, when Prague was a multiethnic, multicultural city, most
of whose inhabitants were comfortable speaking both Czech and German.
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SpecialChanukah celebrated by Prague's Jewish community
For most people in Prague and the Czech Republic, last Sunday was the
Second Advent Sunday marking the middle of the four-week period before
Christmas. In their homes people light the second candle on the advent
wreath in anticipation of the coming holiday. But this past Sunday, another
lighting ceremony took place in Prague as well.
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Current AffairsNew exhibition documents fate of Czech Torah scrolls
Throughout 2006, Prague's Jewish Museum has been celebrating its 100th
anniversary with a series of exhibitions, concerts and other cultural
events. At the moment it is home to an exhibition called The Second Life
of Czech Torah Scrolls. As the title suggests, the manuscripts have had an
interesting history; some are being shown in the Czech capital after an
absence of over four decades.
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Arts"Defying the Beast" - a new exhibition evokes the first four decades of the Jewish Museum in Prague
The Jewish Museum in Prague is one of the oldest of its kind in Europe -
this year it's celebrating it's centennial. Behind its foundation was the
inspiration to preserve and present Judaism in all its past glory, as well
as to prevent important works and unique artefacts from disappearing
forever. Now, in line with the year-long celebration of Jewish culture in
Prague, the museum has opened a new exhibition focused on the its original
pre-war collection: the first four decades from 1906 to 1940. More
ArtsRemembering Mikulov's Jewish past with unique cultural festival
A unique festival of Jewish culture was held last weekend in the South
Moravian town of Mikulov, part of the Year of Jewish Culture in the Czech
Republic. Mikulov was once a major centre of Jewish religious and cultural
life - but today all that's left is a handful of historic monuments. More
Current AffairsCzech Jewish community experiences rebirth after fall of communism
The Czech Republic marks Holocaust Remembrance Day on Friday, January 27th,
the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp in 1945. Some
80,000 Bohemian and Moravian Jews perished in the Holocaust, and before the
community could even start recovering from the war, the communist regime
practically froze its activities. It was not until the fall of communism
in 1989 that the Czech Jewish community could start to rebuild.
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