The Pinkas Synagogue

Overwhelmed by the Jewish Ghetto in Prague

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May 15th 2008
This morning again dawned too early, and soon I was off to our Board Meeting, at the offices of our host firm. Following the meeting, I just about made it back to the hotel in time to rush upstairs, change and head out to the tour of the Jewish Ghetto. Known today as Josefov after Joseph II, the Holy Roman Emperor who emancipated Jews in 1871, it is completely surrounded by the Old Town. Jews a ... read more

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Following the First World War, the closely related Czechs and Slovaks of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire merged to form Czechoslovakia. During the interwar years, the new country's leaders were frequently preoccupied with meeting the demands of ot... ... read more