The Olomouc Synagogue was a former Orthodox Jewish synagogue, located in Olomouc, in the Czech Republic. The synagogue was built in 1897 and was destroyed during a Nazi attack in March 1939.
A postcard of the former synagogue in c. 1900
The history of the Jews in the Czech lands, historically the Lands of the Bohemian Crown, including the modern Czech Republic, goes back at least 1,100 years. There is evidence that Jews have lived in
Olomouc Synagogue
…scroll has been allocated to Ec Chajim, a progressive community in Prague led by Rabbi David Max and a non-kossher scroll to the community in Liberec. History of the Jews in the Czech Republic Krnov Synagogue…
Jews taking snuff in Prague, painting by Mírohorský, 1885
The Jubilee Synagogue was built between 1898 and 1906, named to mark the 50th anniversary (jubilee) of the HIM Franz Joseph I of Austria
Jewish refugees from Czechoslovakia are deported from Croydon airport, England, on 31 March 1939.
Jews wearing yellow badges in Prague, c. 1942