Jewish Ceremonial Hall
in Josefov in Prague
Ceremonial Hall in
Josefov
The Ceremonial Hall and mortuary was
designed by architect J. Gerstl and built in 1911 - 1912 for
use by the Jewish Burial Society Hevrah Kaddishah, which was
originally founded in 1564. It is part of The Jewish Museum and
contains the second half of the exhibit called "Jewish Customs
and Traditions," which is a continuation of the exhibit
in the Klausen Synagogue next door. In this building, the exhibits
are about Jewish cemeteries in Bohemia and Moravia and the activities
of the Jewish Burial Society.
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