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Colorful Synagogue

I came across this Jewish synangogue by accident and thought it was just beautiful! It's hard to believe that a place like this would have been off limits to the Jewish community during the Nazi occupation of Prague.
Prague: Take A Bow, The Iron Curtain Has Lifted!

June 3rd 2006
Deciding to leave the safe confines of a country where I speak the language, I headed off to East Midlands Airport near Nottingham and caught a flight to the Czech Republic. Flying into Prague was thrilling, except for the load of boisterous British men flying with me for some sort of stag party. I had never visited an eastern European city before and I wondered just how different it would be from ... read more
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Czech Flag 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
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