When in Prague, at the Jewish Museum, which is actually close to the Jewish cemetery with the ancient tombstones (including the Maharal), do not miss the Alt neuShul as well as the other synagogue nearby.
When walking back to the center ask for the building of the nearby City Hall (you need to take a right turn at the end of the street from the Synagogue, and walk a few minutes till you reach it on your left). at the frort of which are two statues that guides will not eagerly bring you to.
The one on the left is of the Prague Golem in the form of an Iron Man and the one on the right is of the Maharal looking down at a nude Jewish girl who offers him a rose.
Šaloun Ladislav, the sculptor, gave the following reasons for his motivation: “... on the corner of Platnéřská Street [I created] the Iron Man figure (the Golem), which was well known to locals and foreigners, enveloped in myths and a typical feature of not only the picturesque medieval Platnéřská Street, in which the legend took place, but also of the entire Old Town.
On the other side, I couldn’t have placed a better figure than that of the learned and mysterious High Rabbi Loew, who incorporated everything that the most noble old ghetto of Prague produced. Rabbi Loew was a symbol of the ghetto to me, and also a symbol to me was the figure of a little girl who is freed from the oppressive fetters of clothing and holds out to her great father a rose, from which breathes the breath of death. For just as this beautiful child caused the death of Rabbi Loew with her fragrant flower, so the new period of freedom unwittingly crushed with the breath of its young life the old relics of bygone days. This also marked the end of the Prague ghetto.”
The impressive figure of High Rabbi Loew stands on a high plinth; reaching up to him is a nude girl with eyes closed, who holds out to him the fateful rose. The artist’s composition managed to capture the moment of surprise when the rabbi realizes he has fallen victim to a treacherous death trap, drops the rose and mortal rigidity begins to take effect. The rose which has fallen from the rabbi’s hand lies on the base next to an infernal dog that is also connected with death, while the rabbi’s hand is still raised in a gesture of mute astonishment. The Nazis ordered its removal and destruction bur a local citizen hid it and it was replaced on site by the Chech municipality after the war ended.
Enjoy your trip to Prague it is breathtaking!
Mordecai Lapidot
---- Original Message ----- From: Iris AlRoy Date: Tuesday, March 21, 2017 8:17 Subject: [Cz-L] In Berlin and Prague To: Czernowitz Genealogy and History > --001a11357020655771054b369266 > > > Hello list members, > Are there any of you who reside in Berlin or Prague? I will be > in both > cities May 31 to June 5. I have not been abroad in many years, > and I > welcome any suggestions of good research I could do while in > those cities - > or if any of you would like to meet up, I would welcome that. Please, > suggestions! > > I am going with a friend's choir that performs only Leonard > Cohen, if it is > of interest I can post the tour dates as I will be at the shows. > > I wish I could visit Czernowitz but I do not have enough time > nor do I know > anyone there or speak German or Ukrainian, so I am hoping there > will be a > group meeting there at some point. > > I have been told to visit: > -Jewish Museum in Berlin > -Topographie of Terror in Berlin > -Terezin camp outside Prague > -Jewish Museum in Prague > > Thank you! > Iris > > > *---* > > Iris AlRoy > > mermamma at gmail.com > > dreamcollusive.wordpress.com > merbaby.wordpress.com > gilcarlalroy.wordpress.com > > > ---------------------------------=
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