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A big rule in Judaism is that the graves of people cannot be disturbed. After the Czech Republic fell to communism graveyards started to be dug up.Many were disturbed by the construction of a public park and a television tower. While over the graves that remained a miniature golf course was built.

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Through the Labyrinth of Normalization Exhibit 

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Through the Labyrinth of Normalization Exhibit 

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Today we had the privilege of going into this Labyrinth museum on its opening day. The purpose of this unique museum was to illustrate the difficult Semitic and anti-zionist sentiments during and following communism. This poignant photograph from the museum labyrinth documents how disrespectful and destructive the anti-zionists were towards the Jews, unearthing and ruining the sacred cemetery. This image is a haunting illustration of the lack of respect towards traditional Jewish customs, respected especially with the deceased. Sadly this image also reflects recent Semitic attacks on Jewish cemeteries, a sad parallel to these communist times of hatred and modern society.

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This list, from Through the Labyrinth of Normalization, is a list of Jewish religious leaders in the Czech Republic that needed to be approved by state leaders. The names with "ne" written next to it are candidates that the authorities decided could not be trusted. Many of the explanations that are written next to the disapproved names, as our tour guide Camila explained to me, had to do with the candidate's involvement in the zionist movement. Since the zionists believed in a return to the Jewish homeland, the Czechs believed that their loyalties lied with Israel and not with their Czech communist society. Even though the zionist Czechs were loyal to both parties separately, Czech state authorities decided that they could not be trusted and did not simply disregard them, they regarded them as enemies.

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This is a replica of the hats that Jews were forced to wear in feudal times when they left the Jewish Quarter. It is just one example of the longstanding prejudice that kept Jews from fully assimilating into society. We learned how they were invited by the aristocracy for trade reasons, but they were given privileges, not rights, and were not bound or protected by Christian law. They experienced many disadvantages in the Middle Ages, but also some benefits due to their ability as merchants, as shown by the flag we saw in the Old New Synagogue, which the king presented to a Rabbi to make him a noble. It was interesting that the Jewish community chose to use the hat and Star of David, signs of their subjugation, as their crest on the flag, turning the prejudice into a strengthening of identity that demonstrates the ambivalence of the Jewish experience in the feudal era. Despite experiencing both benefits and drawbacks in the Middle Ages due being Jewish, the divide that the different treatment created was a significant factor in the deep rooted prejudice that allowed the Holocaust to occur.

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This is a replica of the hats that Jews were forced to wear in feudal times when they left the Jewish Quarter. It is just one example of the longstanding prejudice that kept Jews from fully assimilating into society. We learned how they were invited by the aristocracy for trade reasons, but they were given privileges, not rights, and were not bound or protected by Christian law. They experienced many disadvantages in the Middle Ages, but also some benefits due to their ability as merchants, as shown by the flag we saw in the Old New Synagogue, which the king presented to a Rabbi to make him a noble. It was interesting that the Jewish community chose to use the hat and Star of David, signs of their subjugation, as their crest on the flag, turning the prejudice into a strengthening of identity that demonstrates the ambivalence of the Jewish experience in the feudal era. Despite experiencing both benefits and drawbacks in the Middle Ages due being Jewish, the divide that the different treatment created was a significant factor in the deep rooted prejudice that allowed the Holocaust to occur.

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Today we got the opportunity to go inside one of the most beautiful synagogues in Prague, The Spanish Synagogue. In this particular synagogue you can see the it's detailed patterns and shinning colour that not a lot of synagogues do. In significance, The Spanish Synagogue had controversy between the Catholic Church and the Spanish Synagogue on the way it was built with it's magnificent detailed architecture that you do not usually see in synagogue. The Jewish community was jealous of the elegance of the design of the architerture of the Catholic Churches therefore they decided to build a synagogue with elegant designs to the smallest detail like the Catholic Church.

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Today we had the privilege of being one of the first groups ever to visit the new museum "Through the Labyrinth of Normalization: The Jewish Community as a Mirror for the Majority Society." The museum focuses on anti-semitism in communist- Czechoslovakia after World War II and existing until the fall of Communism in 1989. At the time, any form of Jewish solidarity was denoted as Zionism, which posed a threat to the communist regime; as a result of this, the communists kept a close eye on the Jewish communities. This picture shows the mistreatment of Jewish property at the time-- many of the Jewish cemeteries were destroyed and remnants from gravestones were used as paving stones in the streets of Prague. In doing so, the communist regime attempted to intimidate and keep the Jewish communities in check.

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Today we visited a exhibit on The Jewish Community As A Mirror For The Majority Society. In this exhibit this photos caught my eye. This photo depicts the main burial ground for the Prague Jewish community.The cemetery was destroyed as the gravestones were destroyed and a public park was put in place. Some of the remains were even dug up and thrown out. Now a mini golf course sit in place of the cemetery. This is an example of the antisemitism still present in European society even after the war.

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A synagogue turned museum, this one was filled with all the names of these who perished under the fascist ruling of the Nazi party. The names of the loved ones that were lost, of all those that lost generations of their families just to solve the answer of the Jewish question.

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Rabbi Loew is well known in Prague and is buried at the Old Jewish Cemetery. The Pinecone on top of the tomb represents knowledge. A story goes that in the town there lives Christian and Jews. Some believed a jew did a blood libel on a little Christian boy. This brought up a huge conflict between the two religious groups. So the Jewish community asked for rabbi loew help. So he insisted on making a golem. A golem would do everything you want except he can't talk. This was helpful to the community because the golem attacked the enemies. One time rabbi Loew told his wife not to make the golem do chores. But she did anyways and the golem ended up flooding the house. So they decided to taking it apart and some say it still lives up in the old new synagogue today.

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Here is a picture of a select few illustrations that were done by children who were victims of Terezin, one of many ghettos that existed during the Holocaust. What is so alarming about these images is that they focus mainly on events that occurred while they children/child was in the ghetto. The details included were performances done by a doctor as well as identification of Jews. The message that could be taken away from this section of the synagogue is that even at a young age, these children could see for themselves what was happening; however, the question still remains whether or not they completely understood the situation. At a young age, and to be exposed to Nazism and religious prejudice, it is possible that the truth may be oblivious and incomprehensible. Nevertheless, it is terrible to see the illustrations of what occurred in the ghetto from a child's point-of-view, but this allows other to differentiate the perspectives of adults verses children.

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Today we visited the Jewish cemetery in Prague. When we first entered, Mr. Barmore talked about what was really said on the tombstones. He explained that men were typically praised on their tombstones, but women typically got nothing said about them at all. As we walked along the cemetery more, Mr. Barmore and Camilla pointed out one unique grave. This grave was a women's who was actually praised for her smartness, instead of nothing being said about her at all. She taught women how to intellectually be a mother and just be the leader of someone else. I think it's so important that even in this time period, this women made such a difference that people felt inclined to commemorate her in a way, regardless of the prejudice.