With its high pointed brown roof and few windows the old new synagogue maintains old world style without revealing its true age.
Golem of prague attic.
Tucked away in the snowy cobblestone streets of prague s jewish quarter stands a synagogue that is as old and significant as it is beautiful.
In the most common version of the legend the creation of the golem is tied to rabbi judah loew ben bezalel the maharal of prague.
The golem of prague.
It is said that the body of golem created by rabbi judah loew ben bezalel lies in the attic where the genizah of prague s community is kept.
To keep him safe the maharal enacted a ban on anyone entering the attic of the old new synagogue and it is widely believed that the body of prague s golem rests there to this day.
Nevertheless his fame is just about the only thing that is clear about him.
The golem in the attic.
When the attic was renovated in 1883 no evidence of the golem was found.
After the golem had put a stop to these harmful murderous rampages through the jewish neighborhoods the maharal deanimated him and locked his body in the attic of prague s old new synagogue.
Still golem does truly belong to prague.
In the attic of the old new synagogue there is a genizah a room or depository in a synagogue or cemetery usually specifically for worn out hebrew language books and papers on religious topics that are to be stored before receiving a proper cemetery burial.
Sometimes you can even see him wandering around prague s jewish quarter.
When the attic was renovated in 1883 no evidence of the golem was found.
According to legend the body of rabbi loew s golem still lies in the synagogue s attic.
A legend is told of a nazi agent during world war ii broaching the genizah but who perished instead.
Golem is clearly one of the most famous personalities who walked through the prague streets.
Some versions of the tale state that the golem was stolen from the genizah and entombed in a graveyard in prague s žižkov district where the žižkov television tower now stands.
Some versions of the tale state that the golem was stolen from the genizah and entombed in a graveyard in prague s žižkov district where the žižkov television tower now stands.
By elisniv february 1 2011 in history latest.
The tale goes that in the 16th century the renowned rabbi löw also known as the maharal of prague was seeking a way to protect the local jewish people from pogroms and the whim of unpredictable rulers up at prague castle.
Built between 1270 and 1280 it is the oldest synagogue still in use in prague.
In the old town area of prague in the heart of josefov the jewish quarter stands an unprepossessing building that hides within its walls a secret.
According to legend the body of rabbi loew s golem still lies in the synagogue s attic.
Endowed with the power to transform the four elements into living things he moulded a superhuman from the mud of the vltava the golem.
Rabbi loew a real historical figure in the jewish tradition created a clay creature to protect his people from the blood libel pogroms and other antisemitic violence.
