4. The Jewish Town

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The former Jewish Ghetto in Prague is one of the few Jewish heritage reminders in Europe that survived the holocaust of Word War II and is therefore of great importance to the Jewish community today.

• Maisel Synagogue - History of the Jews in Bohemia and Moravia of the 10th-18th cent.
• Spanish Synagogue - History of the Jews in Bohemia and Moravia - from emancipation to present time
• Pinkas Synagogue - A memory of Czech and Moravian Jews who became victioms of holocaust. More than 80.000 names are written by hand on walls of the synagogue
• Klaus Synagogue - Jewish Customs and Traditions
• Ceremonial Hall - Jewish Customs and Traditions
• Old Jewish Cemetery - The old Jewish Cemetery was established in the first half of the 15th cent.
• Old - New Synagogue - The main hall is the only existing medieval-type hall of this kind