The Old New Synagogue in Josefov, Prague, (the Alt-neu Schul) is Europe's oldest active synagogue. Completed in 1270 in gothic style it was one of Prague's first gothic buildings. It was originally called the New or Great Shul. When newer synagogues weere built in the 16th century, it became known as the Old-New Synagogue. A still older synagogue, known as the Old Shul was demolished in 1867 and replaced by another synagogue. Prague (Praha in Czech) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. ... A synagogue (from Greek συναγωγη, transliterated sunagoge, place of assembly literally meeting, assembly) is a Jewish house of prayer and study. ... Events The Eighth Crusade is launched against Tunis, and ends when its leader, Louis IX of France, dies. ... Gothic architecture characterizes any of the styles of European architecture, particularly associated with cathedrals and other churches, in use throughout Europe during the high and late medieval period, from the 12th century onwards. ... Prague (Praha in Czech) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. ... (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ...
Acoring to legend, the Golem constructed from clay and animated by the Maharal, Rabbi Judah Low ben Bezalel, who served at the Alt-neu Shul, is stored in the synagogue's attic. A seat is reserved for the Maharal in the sanctuary. Golem is also the name of an inductive logic programming system. ... Judah Low ben Bezalel (1525 — 1609) was a Jewish scholar and rabbi, most of his life in Prague. ...
The Old-New Synagogue on Maiselova Street in Josefov, the old Jewish quarter of Prague, is the oldest synagogue in Europe that is still in use as a house of prayer.
This synagogue got its strange name, Altneuschul, which is German for old-new-school because at the time that it was completed in 1275, it was the Neuschul or NewSynagogue, but by the 16th century when other newsynagogues were built in Prague, it became the Altneuschul or Old-New Synagogue.
This is the synagogue which Franz Kafka, the famous writer, attended when he lived in Prague; his bar mitzvah was held in the Old-New Synagogue.
The OldNewSynagogue in Josefov, Prague (also called the Alt-neu Shul, the Altneuschule or Altneusynagoge in German, or Staronová synagoga in Czech) is Europe's oldest active synagogue.
When newer synagogues were built in the 16th century, it became known as the Old-New Synagogue.
A still older synagogue, known as the Old Shul, was demolished in 1867 and replaced by the Spanish synagogue.
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