(Jewish Group) Visiting the Jewish Sites in Prague, Czech Republic

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The city of Prague was home to nearly 100,000 Jews before the start of World War II. Unfortunately the atrocious acts of the Shoah and the time since then has diminished the Jewish population to only 5,000 today.

Luckily the city and Jewish community of Prague has well preserved many of the significant buildings from the hundreds of years of Jewish life before WWII. In our Prague Jewish Site Guide, we cover all the best places to visit in the city and beyond.

Old Jewish Town

All the sites in the Old Jewish Town are controlled by the Jewish Museum in Prague. Tickets to visit every site costs CZK 480/adults, or skip the Old-New Synagogue for CZK 300/adults. You can purchase tickets online or when you arrive. Tickets are good for 7 days, so do not feel rushed to visit them all in one day.

Maisel Synagogue

The Maisel Synagogue was built in 1592, financed by the Mayor of the Prague Jewish Town. It is the prime example of the height of the golden age for the Prague ghetto.


Maiselova synagoga, Praha 1
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1. I did that on my first visit to Prague. Very sobering.