Prague
‘Waves’ captures thrill and tragedy of resistance at Prague radio station in ’68 - review
Much of Waves is about the exhilaration of resisting, and how exciting it can be to give people the knowledge they need, which is being kept from them, to make their own decisions.
Northern Czechia travel guide: Rock cities, forest trails, and Saxon Switzerland
Engolement: Once you find your inner golem, life in the shtetl will never be the same - review
Prague’s spires whisper Maharal’s hidden history
World’s 1st virtual Jewish center aims to revitalize a declining minority
“At Prague’s synagogues, you can come, pray and that’s pretty much it. It feels like something new in a community where little has happened in a long time.”
Soviet labor camp found where monument of Stalin once stood in Prague
It's been almost 60 years since the 51-foot statue of Stalin was brought down.
Be active in Bohemia
Bring your favorite sportswear with you. You can rent the rest on-site.
The Hana Greenfield Memorial Swim
This annihilated Jewish community had a life and a history, and we wanted it to be remembered and not erased, remembered and not forgotten.
Paving stones in Prague tourist district were cut from Jewish gravestones
The discovery confirmed Jewish community suspicions that communist authorities in the 1980s used Jewish grave markers for building materials.
Prague's mayor under police protection due to 'risk on his life'
At least one Czech investigative outlet claimed that the protection was due to the mayor being the target of a Russian poisoning plot
Prague Jewish community fears for welfare aid for Holocaust survivors
The community is having to tap its reserves to pay for welfare services for Holocaust survivors that tourists usually help fund.
'Einstein in Bohemia': A forgotten chapter for the famed scientist
In Einstein in Bohemia, Michael Gordin provides a meticulously researched, accessible, and fascinating portrait of Einstein, filtered “through the lens of his ties to Habsburg Prague.”
A Czech mate in Jewish Prague
Hoffberg advises spending three to four hours for the tour, to enable stops at all the vital destinations, of which there are many.
Prague will return pieces of Jewish gravestones used as cobblestones
The Czech Jewish community has called for the removal and return of the stones for years. Stones uncovered during future excavation work will be returned.
