Jewish Cemetery

The Jewish Quarter is a very popular tourist destination in Prague. There are numerous sites - Cemetery, Synagogues, museums(like childrens art from concentration camps, Jewish lore and items for burials) - all in walking distance from one another. Because of its popularity, when you buy a ticket it is time stamped with where you have to go and what time you have to be there.

I went with Warwick and Wendy. I'm waiting on Warwick to send me an excellent picture he took in the cemetery.


This is the tombstone of Rabbi Lowe (1520-1609). He supposedly created a creature from clay which came alive with a magical stone that was placed in its mouth. Eventually the creature went on a destructive rampage resulting in the Rabbi removing the stone and hiding the creature among the rafters of the Old New Synagogue. The creature is known as the Golem.