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Photograph of the interior of the Old-New Synagogue in Old Town, Prague, Czech Republic

Photograph of the interior of the Old-New Synagogue in Old Town, Prague, Czech Republic
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Photograph of the interior of the Old-New Synagogue in Old Town, Prague, Czech Republic. Built in 1270 in the medieval Gothic architecture style in the old Jewish Quarter, the Old-New Synagogue aka Altneuschule or Altneusynagoge, is the oldest surviving synagogue in the world and features an iron metalwork bimah at the center. The large red flag hanging from a pillar features the Star of David, a traditional symbol of the Jewish religion and community. Photograph by Nathan Benn taken January 9, 1978.

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Jewish Quarter, Josefov, Old Tow

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