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The Origin of the Jewish Museum in Prague and the Tradition of Prague Jewish Studies (Summary of a Lecture)
The Origin of the Jewish Museum in Prague and the Tradition of Prague Jewish Studies (Summary of a Lecture)

Author(s): Vladimir Sadek
Subject(s): Cultural history, Jewish studies, Museology & Heritage Studies, Local History / Microhistory, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919), History of the Holocaust, Conference Report
Published by: Židovské Muzeum v Praze
Keywords: Jewish Museum in Prague; Prague Jewish studies;

Summary/Abstract: On November 22, 1986 the State Jewish Museum organized a conference to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the foundation of the Prague Jewish Museum in the year 1906. The conference, which was opened by the director of the State Jewish Museum, Mr Otakar Petřík, was devoted to the history and activities of the museum from its establishment to the tragic period of World War II. Part of the contributions also dealt with the activities of the State Jewish Museum founded in the year 1950, which in many ways follows the tradition of the pre-war Jewish Museum and continues its museological and scientific work

  • Issue Year: XXIV/1988
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 3-5
  • Page Count: 3
  • Language: English