Precious Legacy: Judaic Treasures from Czechoslovak State Collections

See 350 artifacts, including paintings, textiles, books, silver, and a great diversity of other items, giving a balanced picture of the community life and home environment of European Jewry from the 12th century forward. On loan from the Czechoslovak State Jewish Collection in Prague, these religious and secular objects were amassed by the Nazis, through confiscation, to show the material culture of the "race" Hitler wished to annihilate.

Continuous slide presentation daily on Prague's Jewish Quarter (11 min., free, Ground Floor Lobby)

Book

Posters and related objects in sales area: menorahs, dreidels, jewelry, mezuzahs, and candles.

Companion exhibition: Image and Reality: Jewish Life in Terezin, B'nai B'rith Klutznick Museum, 1640 Rhode Island Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C.