Maisel Synagogue - Wikipedia
The Maisel Synagogue (Czech: Maiselova synagoga) is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in the former Jewish quarter of Prague, in the Czech Republic. The synagogue was built at the end of the 16th century in the Gothic Revival style.
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The Maisel synagogue was erected in 1592 on the basis of a privilege granted by Emperor Rudolf II. Its founder was Mordecai Maisel, the Mayor of the Prague Jewish Town. Built by Judah Tzoref de Herz and Josef Wahl, it was originally a Renaissance temple with three naves, which was unusual for its day.
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Maisel Synagogue, located in the Prague Jewish Quarter (Židovská čtvrť), is an important cultural landmark erected in 1951 and sanctified in 1592. It has undergone a handful of major facelifts over several hundred years. Today, the site is owned by the city’s Jewish community and operated by the Jewish Museum in Prague.
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From 1590 to 1592 he had his own private place of worship – the Maisel Synagogue – built thanks to architect Juda Tzoref de Herz. Emperor Rudolf II gave Maisel the right to construct the three-nave synagogue on August 13, 1591, though he had started building it in 1590. The sacral building was consecrated on August 30, 1592.
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Maisel Synagogue – The First Version – The 1592 Construction. By the end of the 16th Century a man called Mordechai Maisel had risen in wealth and power to become Primate in the Jewish Ghetto (kind of mayor although the ghetto was not a town at this point in time).
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Josefov houses Prague’s Jewish community. This small neighborhood centered around Široká street is completely surrounded by Staré Město (Old Town). As the former Jewish Ghetto, today all that remains are a few synagogues and the oldest surviving Jewish cemetery in Europe.
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The Maisel Synagogue has not been active since 1955 and since then, it has been under the Jewish Museum in Prague. You will find a modern-style permanent exhibition tracing the history of Czech Jews from the 10th to the 18th centuries.
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The Maisel Synagogue (Maiselova synagogue in Czech) was funded by Mordechai Maisel. The impressive synagogue was built by Judah Tzoref de Herz and Josef Wahl in 1592. The architects designed the Renaissance style structure with three naves, which was unusual for its time. It served as both a place of prayer and a venue for Jewish social gatherings.
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Apr 26, 2019 · The Maisel Synagogue is one of the 5 synagogues in the Old Town of Prague, which can be visited as part of a combined ticket of the Jewish sights in the former Jewish quarter Josefov. It is about 100 meters away from the main attraction, the Old Jewish Cemetery .
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Mordechai Maisel, the leader of Prague Jewish community, was the richest Prague citizen in the 16th century. He had done a lot to improve life in Prague Jewish ghetto. The Maisel Synagogue was built as his private synagogue, approved by Rudolph II. An exhibition of the Jewish Museum in Prague is situated there nowadays.