Precious Legacy Tours

17/11/2024

Mr. And Mrs. Schön visiting the Old Jewish Cemetery of Synagogy a židovské památky v ČR / Synagogues and Jewish Heritage in CZ; particularly their ancestor, the famous rabbeynu David ben Abraham Oppenheim, of whom they are 12th generation descendants.

A brilliant Talmudic scholar, Oppenheim became a rabbi in 1686, and four years later, in 1690, at the age of just 26, he was elected the Landesrabbiner of Moravia, based in Mikulov. In 1702, he was appointed chief rabbi of Prague. By imperial decree from 1718, he was promoted to the office of chief regional rabbi of Bohemia and Moravia and held both positions until his death from Prague.

In 1701, Oppenheim was also named "Prince of the Land of Israel" ("Nasí Érec Yisra'el"), later also Rabbi of Jerusalem, which was no doubt an expression of thanks and recognition of the support of the then small but symbolically extremely important Jewish community there; above all for his financial merits, to a large extent co-realized precisely with his uncle Samuel from Vienna.

Also thanks to his uncle's generous financial support, the magnificent Baroque Klaus Synagogue, still one of the largest in Bohemia, was exhibited during the Oppenheimer rabbinate in the Jewish Ghetto after the devastating fire of Prague in 1689. Samuel Oppenheimer's financial support is still commemorated by the dedication inscription on the Torah sanctuary.

During his lifetime, he managed to collect a huge number of Hebrew and Yiddish books, his library numbered about 8,000 volumes (about 7,000 copies and about 1,000 manuscripts) and thus belonged to the most extensive collections of this kind in Europe at the time. Again, this feat would not have been possible without the support of a generous uncle Samuel; some of the books were procured for him during the Ottoman campaign as spoils of war by Prince Eugene of Savoy himself. The vast majority of the so-called After his death, the "Oppenheimer Collections" were sold to the University Library in Oxford, England, where they still form the basis of the local Judaic collection.

06/01/2024

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08/06/2023

Private Tour to Prague Jewish Quarter

Learn about the ancient Jewish history in the Bohemian Lands during over thousand years and the existence of a Jewish Ghetto in Prague for centuries. Get touched by the exposition of the Memorial to the victims of the Holocaust from Czech lands. Visit the world-renowned Old Jewish cemetery. Be overwhelmed with the beauty of the Spanish synagogue

Private Tour to Prague Jewish Quarter. Learn about the ancient Jewish history in the Bohemian Lands during over thousand years and the existence of a Jewish Ghetto in Prague for centuries. Get touched by the exposition of the Memorial to the victims of the Holocaust from Czech lands. Visit the world...

22/04/2022

Learn about the ancient Prague history in Old and New Towns and its development over the centuries until contemporanean times. Get amazed by Prague’s internationally most famous monuments, such as the unique astronomical clock, the Old Town Square, the Wenceslas' Square and its rich architectural heritage. Witness the Walk of the Apostles, the clock’s hourly show. Get “lost” in the narrow streets of the Prague Old Town.

Public Tours - Prague City Tour: Old & New Town. Learn about the ancient Prague history in Old and New Towns and its development over the centuries until contemporanean times. Get amazed by Prague’s internationally most famous monuments, such as the unique astronomical clock, the Old Town Square, ...

29/03/2022

Regular Tour to Terezin by car from Prague

Focused on Czech-Jewish history, World War II and the Holocaust. Visit the Small Fortress, a former political and Gestapo prison during World War ll, and its Museum. Explore the Ghetto Museum, the former Magdeburg Barracks, the hidden Synagogue, the Jewish cemetery and the crematorium.

Regular Tour to Terezin by car from Prague. Focused on Czech-Jewish history, World War II and the Holocaust. Visit the Small Fortress, a former political and Gestapo prison during World War ll, and its Museum. Explore the Ghetto Museum, the former Magdeburg Barracks, the hidden Synagogue, the Jewish...

29/03/2022

The Small Fortress

From 1940 to 1945 the Small Fortress served as the prison of the Prague Gestapo. In 1994 a new permanent exhibition was opened here, devoted to the history of the political prison; it bears witness to the persecution of the Czech nation under the N**i regime during the Second World War, and records the fates of Czech prisoners transferred to other concentration camps within the N**i German Reich.

After Hitlers occupation of Czechoslovakia, the N**is recognised the advantages of the Small Fortress, and in June 1940 opened a police prison within it. Czech and Moravian patriots, members of numerous resistance groups and organisations, were sent here by various branches of the Gestapo.

From 1940 to 1945 the Small Fortress served as the prison of the Prague Gestapo. In 1994 a new permanent exhibition was opened here, devoted to the history of the political prison; it bears witness to the persecution of the Czech nation under the N**i regime during the Second World War, and records....

29/03/2022

The Lucerna Palace (Prague)

Each era has its own symbol that embodies its spirit, its atmosphere and its possibilities. The Gothic period in Prague is embodied by St. Vitus Cathedral or the Bridge Tower, the Renaissance by Queen Anne's Summer Palace. Baroque is represented by the massive mass of St. Nicholas Cathedral, and if you say Art Nouveau, everyone thinks of the beautiful Municipal House, a symbol of the proud city.

For the transitional period between Art Nouveau and modern styles around World War I, the Lucerna Palace is just such a typical building. It is the manifestation of the futuristic dream of a modern city where social, cultural and commercial facilities meet in space. It is the first arcade building in Prague, the forerunner of all modern arcade buildings, corridors, vibrant underpasses and metro stations. Underneath the ornamental elements of the receding Art Nouveau period, the modern construction possibilities of reinforced concrete, luxferous ceilings, a combination of metals and large glass surfaces are used here in a completely unique way. Just as the Municipal House is an expression of the growing self-confidence and power of the city, which was considered the centre of the newly resurrected Czech nation, buildings such as the Lucerna and the Crown already belong to the new generation of entrepreneurs that emerged from the turbulent development of the Czech economy in the second half of the 19th century. They complete a phase of the building transformation of Prague, at the beginning of which stands the now much-discussed redevelopment of some of its old but picturesque parts, and at the end the construction of modern multi-purpose buildings with elements that already foreshadow the modernist architecture of the period between the world wars.

Each era has its own symbol that embodies its spirit, its atmosphere and its possibilities. The Gothic period in Prague is embodied by St. Vitus Cathedral or the Bridge Tower, the Renaissance by Queen Anne's Summer Palace. Baroque is represented by the massive mass of St. Nicholas Cathedral, and if....

08/01/2018

A sad tale of two Czechoslovak Jews trapped in the most terrible situation.

For more than 50 years, Lale Sokolov kept quiet about his job at the N**i death camp.

21/12/2017

The spires and towers of Prague blanketed in Snow.

18/12/2017

The incredible Charles Bridge during the winter season - The historic bridge between Prague's beautiful Old Town and the regal district of Malá Strana.

15/12/2017

Prague In Winter - No sign of snow yet, but still just as beautiful during this festive season!