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SpecialConcerts, exhibitions, films mark "Year of Jewish Culture"
2006 is the 100th anniversary of the foundation of Prague's Jewish Museum,
and to mark the event, exhibitions, concerts, films and theatre
performances will be held across the country. The festival, dubbed The
Year of Jewish Culture, will aim to reflect the huge cultural contribution
made by the Jews of Bohemia and Moravia over the centuries.
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One on OneJan Richter - historian at the regional museum in Mikulov
In this week's One on One my guest is Jan Richter, who is the historian at
the regional museum in the south Moravian town of Mikulov. Mikulov, known
in German as Nikolsburg, was for centuries one of the most important
Jewish centres in the region. Jan Richter and I also discussed how Czechs
view their history, and the former German influence in this part of the
world, but we first spoke about a subject he specialises in, Mikulov's
rich Jewish history.
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Current AffairsPrague Jewish Museum features artwork depicting mysterious wandering of an old Hebrew manuscript
Prague's Jewish Museum does not only include synagogues and exhibitions
commemorating the city's Jewish past. It also features contemporary art
with a Jewish theme. In the Robert Guttmann Gallery, round the corner from
the historic Spanish Synagogue - you can currently find an interesting
artwork named "Layered Histories" created by American artists
Cynthia Beth Rubin and Robert J. Gluck. It tells a story of a 13th century
illuminated Hebrew manuscript, today known as the "Marseilles
Bible". More
