Klaus synagog

The synagog Klaus is a Synagog Baroque of Prague, going back to 1694 and altered in 1884. Located in old the Jewish Ghetto of the city, Josefov, it shelters a traditional exposition with the traditions and habits Jewish.

History

The Klaus synagog is located at the entry of the old Jewish cemetery. Its name comes from the German word klaus which means small building, which is derived from Latin claustrum .

Klausen (plural of klaus ) was the name of the three smaller buildings of origin, than Moredehai Maisel, chief of the Jewish community of Prague, had set up in the honor of the visit of the emperor Maximilien II in the ghetto of Prague in 1573.

After the destruction of original Klausen in a fire in 1689, work on the current Klaus synagog was undertaken, and was completed in 1604. Another rebuilding of the synagog took place in the years 1880.

The Klaus synagog occupies an important place in the history of the Jewish district of Prague. It was about the largest synagog of the ghetto and the seat of the undertaking of Prague.

Exposure

The permanent exposure devoted to the Jewish traditions and habits, which is held in the principal nave of the synagog, emphasizes the importance of the Synagog and the traditional Jewish holidays. The gallery of the Klaus synagog shelters parts in bond with the daily life of the Jewish families and the traditions in connection with the birth, the Circoncision, the Bar mitzvah (i.e. the Jewish communion), the marriage, the divorce and the Jewish family.

See too

Articles on the Jewish Museum of Prague, the various synagogs and other important sites of Josefov:

External bonds

the Klaus Synagog on the site of the Jewish Museum of Prague

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