Jewish Ceremonial Hall – building of Prague Burial Society

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A poetic Romanesque manor or a castle-like building in the Jewish town? This is not an optical illusion but it is a house of the former Ceremonial Hall and Mortuary situated at the Old Jewish Cemetery.

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The Ceremonial Hall of the Prague Burial Society - Hevrah Kaddishah (czech: Obřadní síň pražského Pohřebního bratrstva – Chevra kadiša) stands nearby Klausen synagogue. It was built in 1911-12 according to the design of a prominent architect František Gerstel.

Nowadays
This building holds one of permanent exhibitions under the auspices of Jewish Museum relating to the final part of Jewish Customs and Traditions – Lifetime. The Ceremonial Hall of the Prague Burial Society - Hevrah Kaddishah stands nearby Klausen synagogue. It was built in 1911-12 according to the design of a prominent architect František Gerstel.

Address:
Obřadní síň pražského Pohřebního bratrstva
U Starého hřbitova 3a
Praha 1 – Staré Město/Josefov
110 00

Tel: 222 749 211
E-mail: office@jewishmuseum.cz
Web: http://www.jewishmuseum.cz/en/achevra.htm

GPS: 50.090039,14.417007

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