Synagogues of the World

Czech Republic


 


Interior of Jubilee Synagogue, Prague

Staranova Synagogue, also known as Altneuschul (the Old-New Synagogue)


Old-New Synagogue in Prague


The Maisel Synagogue

The High Synagogue


The Klausen Synagogue


The Spanish Synagogue


Pinkas Synagogue in Prague

 


Plezin Synagogue


Synagogue in Velke Mezirici, Central Moravia

Synagogue in Bzenec, consecrated in 1863

Synagogue in Tabor, in the Bohemia region

Local residents watch as flames consume the synagogue in Opava, set on fire during Kristallnacht.

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Sources: Jubilee interior and Moravian synagogue © Edward Serotta.
Photo of the Maisel Synagogue courtesy of Jewish Prague by Tom's Travel.
Photos of the Spanish Synagogue and Klausen Synagogue, are courtesy of the Jewish Museum in Prague.
Postcards from Judaica Philatelic Resources.
Remaining photos © Mark Talisman, used with permission.
Postcards from Judaica Philatelic Resources
Opava Synagogue from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
Photos of the Old-New Synagogue, the Pinkas synagogue, and the Plezin synagogue from HaChayim HaYehudim Jewish Photo Library (Jono David Media)