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Das staatliche Jüdische Museum in Prag
The State Jewish Museum in Prague

Author(s): Vilém Benda
Subject(s): Museology & Heritage Studies, Recent History (1900 till today), History of Judaism, 19th Century
Published by: Židovské Muzeum v Praze
Keywords: State Jewish Museum; Visitors; Exhibitions; Judaica and Hebraica; Synagogues; Czechoslovakia; Prague;

Summary/Abstract: The document provides information about the activities and achievements of the State Jewish Museum in Czechoslovakia. It mentions the number of visitors to the museum, the exhibitions organized both within the country and in other European states, and the lectures conducted by the museum. It also highlights the museum's collaboration with other institutions worldwide and its extensive collection of Judaica and Hebraica. The document further discusses the significance of the Pinkas Synagogue and the Altneu Synagogue within the museum's premises. It concludes by mentioning the establishment of the museum in the aftermath of the Nazi occupation and its subsequent reopening after the liberation of Czechoslovakia.

  • Issue Year: I/1965
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 4-8
  • Page Count: 5
  • Language: German