Prague
Q & A: Norm Eisen Is Leading The Legal Charge Against Trump —And Bringing Prague’s 20th-Century To Life
“You had this flourishing of democracy [in] 1918, 1945 and 1989, three great births of democracy and three powerful illiberal counterattacks.”
Michael Cohen Drops Suit Over Russia Dossier Amid Prague Trip Reports
Michael Cohen angrily filed a defamation lawsuit against Buzzfeed when the web site published details of the so-called Steele dossier.
Mueller Has Evidence Michael Cohen Went To Prague In 2016 — Despite Denials
The special counsel in the Russia probe has evidence that President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer Michael Cohen traveled to Prague
Czech Children Saved By ‘British Schindler’ Dedicate Prague Memorial
The monument is comprised of a replica of a train door from 1939, with the imprints of hands of children on one side, and of parents on the other.
Prague’s Old-New Synagogue Gets First New Torahs Since World War II
Prague’s Old-New Synagogue received the fresh batch of Torah scrolls - a first since World War II – from Israel.
Czech Subway Worker Threatened To ‘Cut Off’ Kippah-Wearing Rider’s Head
(JTA) — The company operating Prague’s subway is investigating a complaint alleging one of its employees threatened to “cut off the head” of a Jewish passenger wearing a kippah. The incident was reported last week by a member of Prague’s Bejt Simcha Reform Community, Petr Papousek, president of the Federation of Jewish Communities in the Czech Republic, told…
Ambassador’s Son Has Bar Mitzvah at Ancestors’ Prague Synagogue
PRAGUE (JTA) — The U.S. Ambassador to the Czech Republic, Andrew H. Schapiro, celebrated his son’s bar mitzvah in the same synagogue that his ancestors attended before the Holocaust. The service for 13-year-old Alex Schapiro took place last Saturday in Prague’s Spanish Synagogue, which was built for a Reform congregation and is now part of…
Czech Museum Launches Exhibit at Prague Synagogue
The Jewish Museum in Prague launched a new permanent exhibition in the historic Maisel Synagogue in the Czech capital.
Why We Can Walk Without Fear in Prague
In Prague, anti-Semitism is virtually unknown. Why has the Czech Republic been so successful at stamping out hatred compared to its neighbors in central Europe?
Mark Podwal's Mozart and Prague in NYC
“When I first went to Camp Cejwin at 12, I knew nothing about Judaism. By the end of the summer, I was able to lead services in Hebrew and decided to go to Hebrew School before my Bar Mitzvah” renowned Judaica artist Mark Podwal, whose current project is a series of posters for each new Metropolitan Opera season, told me during our chat following the May 19 opening of his exhibition “The Artist as Critic: Mozart and Prague” at The Czech Center on East 73rd Street.
