Prague - Josefov / Jewish Quarter of Prague

Prague has long had a Jewish Quarter. It was originally located in the Castle district but eventually spread over to the Josefov area around the 12th Century. Josefov was little more than a slum area until the end of the 19th Century. In the late 1800s large sections of the Jewish Quarter were demolished and art nouveau apartment buildings went up. Josefov is now a nice area to stroll through with a wealth of historic information on the Jewish history in Prague.

During the Second World War, while most Jewish communities across the country were being wiped out, Prague's Jewish community was permitted to preserve its treasures. However, many of the Jewish people in Prague and across the Czech Republic were sent to concentration camps