Jewish Museum
The Jewish Museum in Prague preserves a century of Jewish life and memory, and its very foundation marks a deliberate effort to document Holocaust-era history alongside centuries of culture. Founded in 1906 by historian Dr. Hugo Lieben and Dr. Augustin Stein, the museum grew from efforts to save artifacts from Prague synagogues demolished in early 20th‑century urban renewal. During the Nazi occupation, it became the Central Bureau for Jewish Emigration, and later the Central Bureau for Arrangement of the Jewish Question in Bohemia and Moravia, with Karel Stein guiding preservation of community properties deemed valuable by occupying authorities. After World War II, the museum re-established on 13 May 1945 under Jewish Religious Communities Council, arranging exhibits that reframe the community’s history in the wake of mass loss. …
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