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Conference taveng::bagels

Title:BAGELS and other things of Jewish interest
Notice:1.0 policy, 280.0 directory, 32.0 registration
Moderator:SMURF::FENSTER
Created:Mon Feb 03 1986
Last Modified:Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1524
Total number of notes:18709

628.0. "Prague" by KIRKWD::FRIEDMAN () Wed Jan 25 1989 12:40

    I understand there is a museum in Prague, Czechoslavakia, that
    contains the works of Jewish art conficated from synagogues and individual
    Jews during World War II.  Has anybody been to this museum?  Do
    you think it is worth the trip to see?
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628.1Precious LegacySAGE::PERLMANEli B. PerlmanWed Jan 25 1989 14:526
    I am not sure if it is the same thing, but there was a museum turing
    this country last year called Precious Legacy from a museum in Prague.
    If it is the same thing, it is very interesting and is worth seeing.
    
    
    Eli
628.2definitely worth itJEREMY::PINCHASAlls well that endsThu Jan 26 1989 02:5424
    I was in Prague about 8 years ago. Although the museum you mentioned
    is interesting, there are many others things in Prague which make
    the trip worthwhile. First of all, the old city of Prague is one
    of the most picturesque and beautiful cities I have ever visited
    (of course it can't beat Jerusalem...).  
    
    If you are looking for Jewish things, there are a number of interesting
    synogogues the most noteworthy of which is the Altneu Shul - the
    shul of the Maharal Miprague. 
    
    There is another interesting museum, with paintings that were drawn
    during the holocaust by jewish children. 
    
    Surprising as it may sound, the jewish cemeteries are also very
    interesting, not only because of some of the names you can find
    on some of the stones but also the way the cemetary is set up -
    because of lack of room over the years they had to place graves
    on top of each other, taking care to move the original grave stones
    to the top.
    
    I don't know if kosher food is an issue but there is a kosher
    restaurant in the jewish center there. It's not a high class place
    but the people who eat there are an interesting collection of people.
    The food is typical Eastern European.
628.3If you've got the chance, GO!SUTRA::LEHKYI'm phlegmatic, and that's coolThu Jan 26 1989 09:2719
    It IS worth it. Last time I've been there in May '68.
    
    .2 has said all about it.
    
    One suggestion, though: while you're at it, make a couple of sidesteps
    to visit Vienna and Budapest. Visiting the three capitals of Central
    Europe in one stroke will leave you with a lasting impression.
    
    For information about specifically Jewish items of interest, you may
    wish to contact the "Israelitische Kultusgemeinde" in Vienna (if I'm
    not mistaken, the Head Rabbi in Vienna is still Eisenberg). They can
    asnwer your questions in detail and point you to (maybe even send you)
    related material. 
    
    I'll try to find their address.
    
    Pointingly yours,
    
    Chris