More than 78,000 Czech Jews were deported to their deaths during the Second World War. In 1946 between 12,000 to 15,000 lived in the country. The community shrunk further with the coming of Communism in 1948, the Communist show trials soon after, and in the wake of the Soviet-led invasion of 1968. Today there are around 3,000 Jews live in today's Czech Republic.
Almost no religious Jews remained in the Czech Republic after 1948, and our family stories and their accompanying photographs reflect this. What we have, however, is a collection of stories and pictures of some of the most erudite and well educated Jews anywhere in Central Europe and their biographies make for fascinating reading. More than a few of these people remained in their country after 1948 because they strongly believed in Communism, and all of them became wholly disenchanted-if not during the anti-Semitic show trials of the early 1950s, then during the Soviet invasion of 1968.
We interviewed 73 elderly Jews in Prague, Brno and other cities. Dr Martin Korcok directs our team in the Czech Republic. We have been working in the Czech Republic since 2002, and we cooperate closely with The Federation of Czech Jewish Communities, The Jewish Museum of Prague, and with The Terezin Memorial.
Photos from our database
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No Name selected Abelesova Acs Adler Adlerova Alter Alterova Altschul Amortova Auerbach Auerbachova Baru Bassova Baum Baumova Beer Beitner Ben Dom Beranova Berger Bernerova Bieglova Bloch Blochova Bohm Bohmova Brod Brod-Hyland Brodava Brodova Brodska Brodsky Bruck Bruml Brumlova Burgerova Burgmann Burgmannova Capkova Chava Coufal Coufalova Danon Deiml Deimlova Deutsch Deutschova Diehlova Dolanska Dolansky Dudova Duskova Edererova Eisner Epsteinova Erdelyiova Erik Fabrikant Faktor Faktorova Fantl Fantlova Feder Federmann Felixova Fingerova Fink Finkova Fischer Fischerova Fisherova Flusser Flusserova Franek Frankova Franta Freundova Frey Freyova Fried Friedova Frischman Frischmann Frischmannova Gajdos Gajdosova Galik Galikova Gazíková Ginz Ginzova Glas Glasner Glasnerova Glasova Glässnerova Glückauf Goetz Goetzova Goldberger Goldbergerova Goldfinger Gottvald Gross Grossberger Gubic Guttmann Guttmannova Guttmanova Hahn Hahnova Halova Helena Herman Hermanova Hertzka Hertzkova Holan Hron Hronickova Hyland Hyndrakova Jan Janda Jiri Josef Joseph Justitz Justitzova Kahan Katz Katzova Kicbergerova Kinszki Klacer Klein Kleinova Klima Klimova Knappova Knezo Schönbrun Kocourkova Kohn Kohnova Kohnstein Kolb Kolbova Kollmann Konarova Kopska Korbel Korbelova Kosiner Kosinerova Kostia Shevyrev Kotouc Kotoucova Kovac Kovanic Kovanicova Kowanitz Kowanitzova Kowantizova Kraus Krauskopf Krauskopfova Krausova Krumholz Ladislav Las Lasova Lauscher Lauscherova Lederer Ledererova Leipenova Liebl Lieblova Liskova Listopad Loffler Lorencova Madasova Maly Marketa Matias Meisl Meislova Mendelson Michal Michalova Militka Minac Minacova Mrazek Mrazkova Muller Munk Munkova Nachod Nachodova Natan Nemenyi Neumann Neumannova Novak Pagirskiy Passer Perner Pernerova Petrenko Pickova Polak Polakova Pollak Pollakova Porjes Potocky Preisz Pressburger Prochazka Prochazkova Purkarova Quido Radvanska Radvansky Rauchbergerova Reich Reitman Reitmanova Roth Rubin Rubinova Rutar Rutarova Samek Scharpner Scharpnerova Schönbrun Schulz Schulzova Schwelbova Seborova Senska Senski Sensky Sestakova Setina Shlapoberskiy Sima Simkovicova Simova Singer Singerova Slesinger Slesingerova Smolka Smolkova Sobotova Soffer Sofferova Sproncová Stadlerova Stecklmacher Stecklmacherova Steiner Steinerova Steinova Sterec Stern Sternova Stransky Straussova Strelecky Svobodova Synek Synkova Szamosi Teltscherova
mmor Teltscherova Terezia Tevlovits Thüeberger Thüebergerova Vecera Vecerova Vidensky Vidlak Vidlakova Vohryzek Vohryzkova Wachtl Wachtlova Waldstein Weber Weiger Weiner Weinerova Weinstein Weinsteinova Weissenstein Weissensteinova Weisz Werner Wernerov Wernerova Willheim Winczer Winton Wygodzka Zitkova No Town selected Bozi Dar Brandys nad Labem Brandys nad Orlici Brezany Brezi Brezova u Svitavy Brno Brunn Budejovice Bukovno near Jihlava Bysice Carlsbad Caslav Celkovice Cervena Recice Ceska Lipa Ceske Budejovice Cesky Krumlov Cibuz Cimelice Dolni Brezany Domazlice Doubravice Doubravice u Teplic Dubi Dubí Frantiskove Lazne Frydek Mistek Harrachov Hermanov Mestec Hermanuv Mestec Hlubocky Horejsi Stare Mesto Horny Slavkov Hostimice u Prahy Jachymov Janomerice Jevany Jicin Jihlava Kamenice Karlovy Vary Karlsbad Kolin Komarov Konstantinovy Lazne Krivoklat Krkonose Krkonose mountains Kutna Hora Libverda Litomysl Lounovice Lubna Luhacovice Luze Malin Marianske Lazne Marianske lazne Mariánské Láznì Maxov Mikulov Mohelno Mokropsy Nachod Nadìjkov Near Bezdan Near Prague Nova Ves nad Nisou Oberaltstadt okolie Prostejova Pacov Palupin Pardubice Plana Podebrady Potstejn Prague Prestice Prilep Prosec Prostejov Radhost Radisovice Radosovice Radvanice Radvanice u Moravske Ostravy Roztoky Sadky Sadska Sedlice Sezimovo Usti Sobesin Spindleruv mlyn Spindleruv Mlyn Stare Splavy Strakonice Subotica Sumava mountains Sumperk Sv. Petr u Spindlerova Mlyna Svaty Petr Tabor Telc Teplice Terezin Theresienstadt Trebic Velichovky Spa Vrdy Bucice Vrdy-Bucice Vysoke Myto Zaluzany Zamberk Zbraslav Zlin Znojmo
Biographies of Holocaust survivors
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No Name selected Auerbach, Asaf Beer, Michal Maud Brod, Toman Brodska, Gabriela Coufalova, Herta Duskova, Eva Felixova, Bedriska Fink, Harry Fischer, Jan Franek, Jiri Fried, Pavel Gajdos, Alexander Glas, Martin Goetzova, Ruth Gubic, Otta Guttmannova, Bozena Gyori, Marta Halova, Ruth Hyndrakova, Anna Klimova, Alice Kotouc, Kurt Kovanicova, Helena Kraus, Tomas Lieblova, Dagmar Lorencova, Anna Meislova, Eva Militka, Antonie Minacova, Zuzana Mrazkova, Anna Munk, Jiri Munkova, Alena Porjes, Ladislav Pressburger, Chava Prochazkova, Milena Radvansky, Artur Rutarova, Ludmila Seborova, Magdalena Simova, Dagmar Slesingerova, Viera Smolkova, Marietta Sofferova, Agi Teltscherova, Liselotte Vidlakova, Michaela Wachtlova, Zuzana Werner, Pavel
Essays on Jewish history
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>> A Race Through Prague (Ota Pavel) >> Excerpts from Jews of the Soviet Satellites (Peter Meyer) >> Excerpts from Jews of the Soviet Satellites (Peter Meyer) >> Excerpts from Jews of the Soviet Satellites (Peter Meyer) >> Excerpts from The War against the Jews: 1933-1945 (Lucy S. Dawidowicz) >> Historical survey of Jewish settlement in Brno (Jaroslav Klenovsky) >> Synagogues and prayer rooms (Jaroslav Klenovsky) >> The Historical Development of the Mikulov Jewish Community (Jaroslav Klenovsky) >> The Jewish Cemetery (Jaroslav Klenovsky) >> The Jewish Quarter (Jaroslav Klenovsky)
Photos on contemporary Jewish Life
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