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Kosher Prague - your guide thru Jewish Prague
Kosher Accommodation in Jewish Prague: The Jewish quarter is the most centrally located area of Prague. It is within walking distance to most of Prague famous historic sights. You will hardly find better place to stay. It is also close to public transport (metro, trams and buses). You will be just meters from the romantic river Vltava, where you can take unforgettable cruise (night cruises are really cool!).
The best options for Jewish religious traveler looking for kosher accommodation in Jewish Prague would be Dinitz Kosher Hotel or one of the private apartment offered by the Dinitz Hotel for families.
It is much easier than any other hotel accommodation and you can use the Half board & full board options to have no worries about preparing your own kosher meals or carrying in Kosher food .
The Dinitz Hotel & it's Kosher apartments are very close to the Altnoy synagogue - about 2-3 minutes walk, & offers all kosher services the jewish traveller could seek keeping kosher in Prague.
Taj-Mahal Indian restaurant reopening soon
We apologise for the discomfort, as Prague's most Popular INDIAN restaurant - the Taj Mahal is currently closed due to it's planed relocation.
TAJ MAHAL KOSHER Indian Restaurant will be opening in it's new location in Jozefov - Jewish quarter, after Passover - during Spring of 2010.
Loca l Jewish community and Prague Jews
Jewish Prague Mizrachi
There are about 1800 registered Jews at Jewish community of Prague now and the estimate is about 5000 living in Prague. It was much higher number before the second world war, many died in Terezin concentration camp, even before they were sent to extermination camps all over the Europe. There are a bit over 30 Jewish religious families in Prague. Prague community is the biggest in Bohemia and Moravia. The Jews in Prague try to manage their lives together and to bring back the old heritage and legacy. Jewish community runs kosher restaurant, where you can have reasonably priced kosher meals. There are also Jewish apartments which serve kosher breakfast in the morning. The apartments are located in Jewish quarter, near by synagogue and kosher restaurants.
Jewish sights of Prague and its architecture
Jewish museum of Prague takes care of many buildings in the Prague and you will find there very interesting things as old Torah scrolls, old prints, Judaica etc. You can still see, very nice parts of the ancient ghetto of Prague - for example Old-new synagogue, which is now the oldest still serving synagogue all around the World! (the Golem should be there...). The beautiful building of the Jewish community town hall is worth to see. You will notice there the special clock with Hebrew letters and the clock goes against the regular direction.
Prague Old Jewish cemetery
The Old Jewish Cemetery in Prague
There is the oldest Jewish cemetery in Prague and it is believed, that it is also the oldest Jewish cemetery in whole Europe. It was used in 15th century for more than 300 years. As there were many Jews living in the Jewish quarter, there was also high demand for places at the cemetery, but the area was limited - the graves had to be made in several layers - there are areas with even 12 layers of graves!
For more information you can visit Old Jewish Cemetery website
Old New synagogue - Alt neu shul
Old New synagogue, the oldest still working synagogue in Europe and probably all around the world. It was built in 13th century as "New synagogue", but the Prague Jewish community was bigger and bigger, so there was a need of other synagogues as well. More newer synagogues were built and that is why the "New synagogue" was not NEW anymore, but was OLD - New - from here the name "Old New synagogue" - in Jidish "Alt Neu shul". The synagogue is famous by its stories about Golem and rabbi Jehuda Low - Maharal.
Old new synagogue serves now for prayers of the Jewish community of Prague as main synagogue. Weddings, celebrations as Bar or Bat Mitzvah, Britot and other smachoth are held here. The synagogue is the symbol of Jewish town.
Prague Jewish museum - Old New synagogue
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