Jewish stories of prague: jewish prague in history and legend - v. v. tomek

For more than eight centuries, the Jews of Prague lived in the Prague ghetto.

During that time, Jewish Prague had always been a place of much mystery to outsiders, even to the closest Christian neighbors.

Uncover the secrets of this long forgotten world.

Learn about how the famous Old-New Synagogue received its name; about the four words that saved the Prague Jews in the Middle Ages; about Rabbi Loew and his Golem who could be brought to life by inserting a magic card into his mouth; about the Candelabra of Jerusalem finding its way to Prague; about hard-working Maisel and his inheritance; about how the faith of Pinkas was tried; about learned Rabbi Rashis grave; and about much more.