Surrealist Vision
The old Jewish cemetery was established at the beginning of the XV century.The field, quickly ran out.
religious customs prohibiting delete old tombs, one of the cemetery bring new layer of soil. The old graves were still surfacing.
Thus appear side by side, steles of different centuries.
The cemetery has approximately than 12,000 graves, from 1439 to 1787, when the use of cemeteries within the city was prohibited.
The historical value of the cemetery is made primarily in the inscriptions on the graves. They are a major source for the history of Jews in Prague and the historical and cultural importance of certain individuals buried here.
Snow prevents us from seeing the names and symbols on the graves of personalities. The
the most famous people buried in this cemetery are Judah Loew ben Bezalel more known under the name of Rabbi Loew (d. 1609), Maisel Mordechaj (d. 1601), David Gans (d. 1613) and David Oppenheim (d. 1736)
successor to cemetery called "garden Jewish which was discovered during archaeological excavations in the Street Vladislavova in the old city.
As part of Jewish Museum, the ancient ceremonial hall of the Burial Society Prague (founded in 1564 ), later became an exhibition dedicated to Jewish traditions and customs, The course of life.
The new ceremonial hall at the entrance of the old cemetery
was built in a Romanesque Revival style in 1906-08.
This building is now a museum which displays some objects and manuscripts.
Hall ceremonies. Viewed from the street.
In the background, the Museum of Decorative Arts.
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