THE JEWISH MUSEUM IN PRAGUE CALLS ON THE PUBLIC TO HELP IN THE SEARCH FOR LOST BOOKS

17. 5. 2024 Overview news

The Jewish Museum in Prague has recently launched the Czech part of the Library of Lost Books project, which aims to find lost books from the Library of the Hochschule für die Wissenschaft des Judentums, Berlin. The Jewish Museum and the Leo Baeck Institutes in Jerusalem and London, together with other institutions from throughout the world, are seeking to virtually reconstruct this library, which was  destroyed by the Nazis during the Second World War. After Berlin, Prague is the second city to present this project – to be followed by London and San Diego.
Provenance research conducted by the Jewish Museum in Prague has identified more than 4,000 books that were originally from the Berlin library. These books will now be virtually reunited with others that are identified throughout the world. Far from all the books have been located so far. Anyone can now participate in this project by becoming a detective in the search for these long-lost books.

 

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