In the Issues pages of our In Focus section, we publish a lengthy article by the Czech researcher Martin Smok about the destroyed (and now all but forgotten) Jewish community in Prague’s Vinohrady district and in particular its destroyed synagogue … continue reading →
Check out the new material in the JHE “In Focus” sections! We have posted information on two recently published books in the Czech Republic dealing with Jewish heritage issues — an illustrated book on synagogues, and a catalogue of Silver … continue reading →
A new permanent exhibition installed at Prague’s Jubilee Synagogue on Jeruzalemska street documents the restoration of Jewish heritage sites that has taken place in the Czech Republic since the fall of communism in 1989. The exhibit, which opened in … continue reading →
It’s worth cross-posting this item from JHE coordinator Ruth Ellen Gruber’s Jewish Heritage Travel blog about the exemplary Jewish Tourism and Information Center in Brno, Czech Republic, which she visited last week. Once again I have to hand … continue reading →
The modernist masterpiece Villa Tugendhat, in Brno, has reopened to the public after a two-year restoration project. There was a ceremonial event on Feb. 29 and then the building, which is classed by UNESCO as a world heritage site, … continue reading →
