Sunday, August 16, 2009

Josefov

Today Luke and I visited the Jewish quarter. This is one of the few places where you have to pay to go inside. We had two choices, the Old-New Synagogue, which is the oldest active Synagogue in Europe, or everything else. We chose the Old-New Synagogue because it would take less time and we still have a lot of work to do. I was wearing my UT Dallas shirt and one of the people that worked at the Synagogue has a husband that works at UT Austin. She saw my t-shirt, talked to Luke and I for a little bit, and then personally gave us a tour, so now I know a lot more about that place than I would of without her help. Anyways, enjoy the pics.


The Old Synagogue. Built in 1270, it is Europe's oldest active synagogue.



The interior of the synagogue. We weren't supposed to take pictures, but the lady who worked there said I could take two.


The lady on the right was our guide.


A Moorish style synagogue.


The outside of the Jewish cemetery. Its a huge tour and there was a long line, so it will have to wait for another day.


Some of the tombstones in the graveyard. The graveyard was created in the 15th century. Rabbi Lowe, author of the Golem story, is buried here as well as many famous Jewish authors and Rabbis.


Just a corner in Josefov (The Jewish Quarter).


The inside of the one church in Josefov.


A statue of the Golem. If you don't know the story, read about it here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golem

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4 comments:

  1. ElayneAugust 16, 2009 at 5:49 PM

    Tim~ it looks like you made a friend with the tour guide :) what a great story about your UTD shirt! Oh, I wish I could have been there to hear what she said during the tour, that must have been so interesting.
    I also don't know why but I find those old cemeteries to be fascinating, all the stories behind the lives of all those people. Looks like you had a great day~

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  2. Jonna WilsonAugust 17, 2009 at 4:11 PM

    I think cemeteries are fascinating too! Do the stones have anything on them?

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  3. TimAugust 17, 2009 at 10:10 PM

    I didn't actually get to go into the cemetary, but there is writing on them, mostly in Hebrew. I'll have more when I take that tour.

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  4. UnknownAugust 18, 2009 at 3:29 PM

    It looks like y'all are having a great time! I did end up looking up the story on the Golem; it was very interesting. I love keeping up with y'all on these blogs...thanks for all the updates!

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