Prague - Daily, except for Saturdays and Jewish holidays, from April 11 to the end of October, the significant Prague Jewish monument - the Jerusalem Synagogue - will again be open to the public. Concerts and art exhibitions are also held there, reported CTK's Jana Smékalová from the Prague Jewish community. The building, also known as the Jubilee Synagogue, was designed by architect Alois Richter from 1905 to 1906 and is an interesting example of free Art Nouveau styling of Moorish design. The Jerusalem Synagogue served as a storage facility for confiscated Jewish property during World War II. Thanks to this, it was partly spared from devastation. It has been serving the Jewish community in Prague for a whole century. When the reconstruction of the Jewish quarter Josefov began, the Society for the Construction of a New Temple was established in 1898. The new building was to serve as a replacement for the Cikánková, Velkodvorská, and New Synagogues. In January 1899, the society purchased an old house on Jerusalem Street in New Town as a site for the new construction. Of the three projects, the design by Vienna architect Wilhelm Stiassný was chosen.
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