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Current AffairsPrague's medieval Jewish cemetery back in the news

Prague's oldest Jewish burial ground, not to be mistaken for the famous cemetery tourists admire when they visit Prague's Jewish museum, is once again in the news. The cemetery, closed in 1487, was partially uncovered when the Czech Insurance Company started building a new administrative building on the site. Because Jewish traditions have a very special respect for the sanctity of graves, the international Jewish community was soon up in arms over the way the insurance company was treating the site. When the Ministry of Culture declared the building site a protected area, for a brief time it seemed that things were calming down. But new protests and fresh misunderstandings have now emerged, and the Jewish Community of Prague says it can no longer cooperate with the Czech Insurance Company. reports.  More