Praha 8-Karlín, Czech Republic
Vítkova 243
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This is an old synagogue that today is a church. Not much to see but get points for its historical value. Located in Prague, The Karlin Synagogue stands in Vítkova Street in Karlín. It was built in Romanesque style in 1861 for the local wealthy Karlin Jewish community. During the early 20th century, Karlin was an independent town focusing on industry and commerce. Many of the rich industrialists and traders here were Jews. The synagogue apparently underwent several modifications. The last was in the years 1928 - 1930, when the interior was rebuilt in a functionalist style. The synagogue was built in parallel with the St. Stephen's, St. Charles’, and St. Cyril and Methodius churches, which were also built in the Neo-Romanesque style. During World War II, services were put on hold until after the war, in which the prayer house was returned to the Jewish community in Prague. In 1950, however, it was sold to the Czechoslovak Hussite Church, which adapted the building its own worship and still use it to this day. The rear tract--where the rabbinate, winter prayer hall, and the seat of the rabbi of the region were located--now serves as a parish office. In 1953, the Hussite Church carried out a large reconstruction. A new entrance was made from Vítka Street, and the women section was demolished. Chambers and organs were added in the main hall. On the wall in the main hall, the painter, graphic artist and builder Cyril Chramosta placed the painting "Jan Žižka and Jan Rokycana negotiate peace in the Spital." A notable personality who attended High Holidays as a little girl with her father in the synagogue was Czech-German Jewish writer and Karlin native, Lenka Reinerová. She was the last surviving representative of the Prague literary scene.
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Bývala synagóga , dnes bratstvo Husitov
Člověk někdy chodí ulicemi měst a vůbec nevnímá, že domy, které míjí, vyprávějí pohnutou historii zdejších obyvatel. Tak je tomu i u Karlínské synagogy. 3000 Židů, kteří zde žili, milovali, umírali, bylo za války odvlečeno a vrátilo se jich 15. Karlínská synagoga byla postavena v letech 1857-1861 v novorománském slohu kombinovaném se slohem maurským, tak jako nedaleký chrám sv. Cyrila a Metoděje. Interiér byl několikrát upravován, modlitebna sloužila do 2.sv.války, v roce 1950 přešla do vlastnictví Československé církve husitské, které slouží dodnes. V zadním traktu sídlí farní úřad a prostory pro církevní a společenský život církve. Vnější vzhled zůstal naštěstí zachován dodnes.
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