OBJECT OF THE MONTH – September 2010

Georg Feyer (1892–1950): Portraits of the writer Franz Werfel and his wife Alma Mahler-Werfel

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NEWS

We are pleased to invite you to a new exhibition in the Robert Guttmann Gallery “Since then I believe in fate...” Transports of Protectorate Jews to Byelorussia, 1941–1942 from July 29, 2010 to January 30, 2011
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(Vloženo: 28.7.2010)

The Jewish Museum published a set of five new postcards with pictures of the Prague Jewish Town by Mark Podwal. Podwal is a major contemporary American artist and illustrator.
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(Vloženo: 23.7.2010)

A new issue of the journal Judaica Bohemiae 45 (2010)/1 has just been published

The new issue Judaica Bohemiae 45 (2010)/1 contains three key studies. Michal Frankl focuses on anti-Jewish riots in Bohemia in 1866, Dimitry Shumsky explores the image and use of the Prague Maharal in the work of the Prague Zionists and Zionist historians of the Jerusalem School, and Dieter Hecht covers an interesting and hitherto neglected topic – the World Jewish Charity Conference (“Jüdische Welthilfskonferenz”), a European initiative established in Karlovy Vary in the 1920s with the aim of alleviating the suffering of Eastern European Jews after the First World War. In the reports section, Olga Sixtová focuses on the extensive collection of Hebraica and Judaica at the Research Library in Olomouc and Dana Veselská looks at the fascinating history of a synagogue curtain from Kolín in the Jewish Museum’s collections (an even earlier curtain from the 17th century was discovered during its restoration survey). In addition, Magda Veselská provides information about an international conference in Vienna on Jewish ethnography (“Jüdische Volkskunde im historichen Kontext”) and Petr Pálka gives an overview of the 16th Jews and Moravia conference.
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(Vloženo: 23.7.2010)

The Library and the Archive will be closed to public in August. We apologise for any inconvenience.

(Vloženo: 23.7.2010)

Newsletter 2/2010 - new issue published online.
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(Vloženo: 21.7.2010)

Jewish Museum in Prague 2009 Annual Report
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(Vloženo: 30.6.2010)

ABRAHAM INC in Prague
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(Vloženo: 26.6.2010)

The Shoah History Department Archive will be closed in July and August in order to digitize its documents.
In urgent cases, archival materials will be made available on loan only after prior agreement via email – office@jewishmuseum.cz / radana.susilova@jewishmuseum.cz.
We apologise for any inconvenience.

(Vloženo: 17.6.2010)

The Jewish Museum in Prague opens the doors to the Maisel and Spanish Synagogues as part of Prague Museum Night from 10.30 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Saturday, June 12, 2010
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(Vloženo: 9.6.2010)

We are pleased to invite to an exhibition Old Jewish Cemetery in Olšany, Poštovní minigalerie, Přemyslovská 2, Praha 2. From 10 June until 7 July 2010. Open on weekdays from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m.

(Posted: 9.6.2010)

Concert MAKANNA – 100th anniversary of the birth of Jiří Weil
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(Posted: 5.5.2010)

Newsletter 1/2010 - new issue published online.
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(Posted: 5.5.2010)

The Jewish Museum in Prague will be open to visitors until 7 p.m. on Sunday, 4 April.

(Posted: 29.3.2010)

A catalogue to the exhibition “And you shall tell your son...” has been published
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(Posted: 26.3.2010)

We are pleased to invite you to a new exhibition in the Robert Guttmann Gallery "And you shall tell your son…" Haggadot in the collections of the Jewish Museum in Prague from March 25, 2010
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(Posted: 10.3.2010)

Important award for the Path of Life book
The awards ceremony of the second annual Ceny Nakladatelství Academia (Academia Publishing House Awards) took place at the headquarters of the Czech Academy of Sciences on 24 February 2010. Awards were given for several categories, including original science/non-fiction, translations of science/non-fiction, and dictionaries/encyclopaedias. The Academia award for graphic design went to Clara Istlerová for the prestigious book Path of Life. Rabbi Judah Loew ben Bezalel (ca. 1525 – 1609), which was published by Nakladatelství Academia and the Jewish Museum in Prague for the 400th anniversary of the death of Rabbi Loew, the Prague Maharal. Published on the occasion of a major exhibition of the same name at Prague Castle, this book is more than a mere exhibition catalogue, even though it features a substantial selection of the exhibits on view from the collections of the Jewish Museum in Prague and from numerous other prestigious Czech and foreign cultural institutions. It is primarily a work that provides insights into the authentic legacy of the Maharal, which to date has remained, for the most part, concealed from the Jewish and non-Jewish public.
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(Posted: 8.3.2010)

A new publication, Židovská menšina v Československu po druhé světové válce (The Jewish Minority in Czechoslovakia after the Second World War) , has just been published

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(Posted: 1.3.2010)

A new issue of the journal Judaica Bohemiae XLIV-2 has just been published
The journal Judaica Bohemiae features specialist studies on the history and culture of the Jews in the Czech lands. The main papers in the new issue focus on anthropology in the work of the Prague Maharal (Rabbi Loew), the Maharal legend before the Golem, and Jewish loans to Czech noblemen in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. There are also reports on the celebrations of the 400th anniversary of the death of the Maharal at the Jewish Museum in Prague, an Israeli conference on the Maharal, the first ten years of the project Bohemia, Moravia et Silesia Judaica, and the international conference The Individual and the Community. Jews in Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia, 1520–1848.
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(Posted: 8.2.2010)

Jews in Bohemia.
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(Posted: 8.2.2010)

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(Posted: 29.1.2010)

Newsletter 4/2009 - new issue published online.
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(Posted: 25.1.2010)

The exhibition Path of Life. Rabbi Loew (ca. 1525–1609) was the third most visited exhibition in the Czech Republic in 2009.
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(Posted: 25.1.2010)

Hanukkah Lamp from the collections of the Jewish Museum in Prague.
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(Posted: 8.1.2010)

We are pleased to invite you to the Robert Guttmann Gallery to take part in a guided tour of the exhibition May God Let Him Grow on Tueday, December 29, 2009 at 4.30 p.m. (In Czech).
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(Posted: 19.12.2009)

A catalogue to the exhibition May God Let Him Grow has been published.
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(Posted: 19.12.2009)

We are pleased to invite you to a new exhibition in the Robert Guttmann Gallery May God Let Him Grow. Ceremonies for a Child's Birth in Jewish Culture from December 10, 2009
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(Posted: 6.12.2009)

Hanukkah Lamp from the collections of the Jewish Museum in Prague to be lit at the White House.
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(Posted: 1.12.2009)

A catalogue to the exhibition Helga Hošková-Weissová. Paintings and Drawings has been published.
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(Posted: 28.10.2009)

Become part of a team of an institution that takes care of the unique monuments and the living legacy of Jewish tradition and culture! The Society of Friends of the Jewish Museum in Prague.
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(Posted: 28.10.2009)

Newsletter 3/2009 - new issue published online.
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(Posted: 15.10.2009)

We are pleased to invite you to a new exhibition in the Robert Guttmann Gallery Helga Hošková-Weissová: Paintings and Drawings. An exhibition for the artist’s 80th birthday from October 15, 2009
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(Posted: 7.10.2009)

The CINEGOGUE cinema concert in the Spanish Synagogue

Spanish Synagogue
14 October 2009 at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.

THE JEWISH MUSEUM IN PRAGUE & THE BERG ORCHESTRA invite you to the music and film event of the year – a screening of the 1922 silent classic Hungry Hearts (directed by E. Mason Hopper) with a new score by the young Czech composer Jan Dušek performed by the most progressive ensemble on the contemporary Czech music scene, the Berg Orchestra, conducted by Peter Vrábel.
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(Posted: 6.10.2009)

In connection with the exhibition Path of Life. Rabbi Loew (ca. 1525–1609), the director of the Jewish Museum in Prague Leo Pavlát will be the host of an on-line chat held by Czech Television, starting at 2 p.m. on Tuesday 22 September 2009. You can post your questions here >>>
(Posted: 21.9.2009)

Due to the security measures in place for Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to Prague Castle, the Path of Life exhibition in the Imperial Stables will be closed on Saturday 26 September. We apologize for the inconvenience caused.

We are pleased to invite you to Golem’s Forehead – Concert for Light Scores which takes place in the Robert Guttmann Gallery on 5 October at 6 p.m. More >>>

European Heritage Days in 2009 will be held from 12 till 20 September. The Jewish Cemetery in Žižkov in Fibichova street will be open to the public free of charge on Wednesday 16 September from from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. More >>>

The 7th of September 2009 will be the 400th anniversary of the death of the Prague Maharal, Rabbi Judah Loew ben Bezalel. The Jewish Museum will be closed to visitors except for the Maisel and Spanish Synagogues as well as the Robert Guttmann Gallery. Entrance fees: adults 90 CZK, under 15s and students 60 CZK, under 6s - free. We apologise for any inconvenience.

Path of Life. Rabbi Judah Loew ben Bezalel (ca. 1525–1609)

The 7th of September 2009 will be the 400th anniversary of the death of Rabbi Loew (the Prague Maharal). To mark this important occasion, the Jewish Museum in Prague, in association with the Prague Castle Administration, has prepared an exhibition, entitled
 
 
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Path of Life. Rabbi Judah Loew ben Bezalel (ca. 1525–1609)
The 7th of September 2009 (18th of Elul 5769) is the 400th anniversary of the death of Judah Loew ben Bezalel, known both as the Maharal and Rabbi Loew. Published by the Jewish Museum in Prague and the Academia Publishing House on the occasion of the major exhibition of the same name at Prague Castle, the deluxe book Path of Life is more than a mere catalogue for the exhibition, although it features a substantial selection of the exhibits on view from the collections of the Jewish Museum in Prague and from numerous other prestigious Czech and foreign cultural institutions. It is a work that provides insights into the authentic legacy of the Maharal, which so far has remained concealed from the Jewish and non-Jewish public.

In Czech and English
520 pp, 402 colour illustrations

Czech version.
ISBN 978-80-200-1742-0 (Academia)
ISBN 978-80-86889-87-0 (Jewish Museum in Prague)

English version
ISBN 978-80-200-1775-8 (Academia)
ISBN 978-80-86889-89-4 (Jewish Museum in Prague)

You can buy the book Path of Life:
in the Jewish Museum in Prague’s online store
by e-mail to sales@jewishmuseum.cz
(Vloženo: 25.8.2009)

According to official statistics for the year 2008 which have just been released, the Jewish Museum in Prague is once again the most visited museum in the entire Czech Republic.
In 2008, as usual, Prague Castle attracted the most visitors, followed by Prague Zoo. The Jewish Museum in Prague came third among all the tourist destinations in Bohemia and Moravia, attracting 612,000 visitors – once again, unlike in 2007, more than visited the National Museum.
(Posted: 25.8.2009)

Newsletter 2/2009 - new issue published online
(Posted: 15.7.2009)

The Jewish Museum in Prague has just published a new children’s book Mark Podwal: Stavěno anděly: Příběh Staronové synagogy [Built by Angels. The Story of the Old-New Synagogue] More >>>


(Posted: 18.6.2009)

The Jewish Museum in Prague opened the doors to the Maisel and Spanish Synagogues as part of Prague Museum Night from 10.30 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Saturday, June 20, 2009 More >>>


(Posted: 18.6.2009)

From 4 June until 4 October 2009 the Jewish Museum in Prague gives everyone the opportunity to wake up their own imaginary golem. A golem hidden in a tactile sculpture by Petr Nikl. Draw with your finger, light and music. More >>>

(Posted: 3.6.2009)

The Jewish Museum in Prague opening hours will be extended on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays in May. This does not apply to the Spanish Synagogue or the Robert Guttmann Gallery

5 – 14 May 2009
Tuesday – Thursday: 9 a.m. – 6.30 p.m.
Friday – Monday (apart from Saturday): 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.

19 – 28 May 2009
Tuesday – Thursday: 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Friday – Monday (apart from Saturday): 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Except for Jewish holidays

Spanish Synagogue and Robert Guttmann Gallery
Sunday – Friday: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. except for Jewish holidays

(Posted: 4.5.2009)

First Lady of the United States visits Prague’s Jewish Town

 
The First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama, accompanied by the US president’s chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, and David Axelrod, political consultant, visited Prague’s Jewish Town.More >>>
 

We are pleased to invite you to a guieded tour of the exhibition Jaroslav Róna - Parables on 6 May at 4 p.m. More >>>
(Posted: 28.4.2009)

We are pleased to invite you to an evening with music by Stravinsky, Gershwin and others on Monday, 27 April at 6 p.m. More >>>
(Posted: 27.4.2009)

Newsletter 1/2009 - new issue published online
(Posted: 15.4.2009)

The Terezin Initiative Institute and the Foundation for Holocaust Victims will jointly hold a commemoration event on the occasion of Yom Hashoa – Holocaust Victims Remebrance Day according to the Jewish calendar More >>>
(Posted: 7.4.2009)

The Jewish Museum in Prague in collaboration with the Embassy of the United States of America and the Estonian Embassy in Prague are preparing a concert of complete works for cello and piano of Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809–1847) on Sunday, 26 April at 7 p.m. More >>>
(Posted: 5.4.2009)

First Lady of the United States visits Prague's Jewish Town More >>>
(Posted: 5.4.2009)

We are pleased to invite you to a guieded tour of the exhibition Jaroslav Róna - Parables on 7 April at 4 p.m. More >>>
(Posted: 3.4.2009)

A new issue of the journal Judaica Bohemiae XLIV has just been published More >>>
(Posted: 30.3.2009)

Opening hours at the Jewish Museum in Prague will be extended from 20 March 2009. The museum will be open to visitors from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. The Spanish Synagogue will be open only to 5 p.m. until the end of March.
(Posted: 20.3.2009)

The Jewish Museum in Prague preliminary report for the Holocaust Era Assets Conference (Prague, June 28–30, 2009) More >>>
(Posted: 13.3.2009)