According to the Cultural Guide to Jewish Europe, The Czech Republic, with its remains of the Zidovske Mesto, the former Jewish quarter of the capital, and many small ghettos of the provinces, hold the richest and most compelling ensemble of Europe’s Jewish heritage. The first records of a Jewish presence in the Czech lands date from the ninth and tenth centuries.
Currently, only about 1200 Jews remain in the capital city, Prague, but there were over 32,000 before WWII, when Nazi Germany wiped out nearly the entire community of 32,000. There are cemeteries, synagogues, and the ghetto, among other Jewish tourist attractions. The community is beginning to see Jews coming back.
| City | Rabbi of Community | Phone Number | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prague | Moshe Haim Koller |
|
maajan@seznam.cz |