Prague

Kafka’s Bohemian rhapsody revived in Prague

Once caught between Czech, German and Jewish identities, Franz Kafka has become a symbol of modern Prague, inspiring public art, tourism and a renewed embrace of his legacy.

|ByMOTTI VERSES
BEAUTIFUL PRAGUE along the Vltava River embraces Kafka as a global icon, even offering city tours by tricycle.
Kanye West attends the 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards on February 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.

Kanye West concert in Prague scrapped as venue owner terminates contract - report

Additional concerts, including ones planned for Poland, Italy, and other countries, have also been canceled in the recent past.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
SLOT MACHINES at a Barriere Group casino in Enghien-les-Bains, in Paris suburb, on March 12, 2026.

Israeli businessman 'King of Slot Machines' Tony Bargig murdered in Prague

Bargig, 54, had been living and working in Prague for several years, Ynet reported, and had owned several gambling businesses.

|ByTZVI JASPER
Czech Ambassador to Israel, Veronika Kuchynova Smigolova.

Israel-Czech relations are strong, have been so for decades, Prague's ambassador tells 'Post'

Prague will continue blocking anti-Israel measures inside the European Union and opposes publicly setting “red lines” for allies, Czech Ambassador Veronika Kuchynova Smigolova told the 'Post.'

|ByAMICHAI STEIN

Passenger attempted to enter Israeli flight's cockpit, emergency landing made

N12 reported later on Thursday that security guards detained the passenger on board the flight after he attempted to infiltrate the cockpit.

FEBRUARY 8, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

14 dead, 24 injured in Czech capital university shooting

Police said the father of the shooter - a student at the faculty - was found dead earlier on Thursday.

DECEMBER 21, 2023ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD, REUTERS
A police officer secures the area following the shooting at one of the buildings of Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic, December 21, 2023.

Israeli art exhibit in Czech Republic denounces the plague of violence against women

MAY 28, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Michaela Marksova of Women for Women Czech

Condoms and tikkun olam: An Orthodox woman strives to aid sex workers in Prague

L’Chaim is an organization dedicated to helping sex workers in the Czech Republic.

MAY 24, 2023ByDINAH SPRITZER/JTA
Yael Schoultz founded a group called L'Chaim, which counsels and supports sex workers.

‘A Series Of Unfortunate Events’ author to write horror film based on the Golem of Prague

Daniel Handler, better known as "Lemony Snicket", tapped to write new horror film featuring the legendary Golem of Prague.

APRIL 22, 2023ByJACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA
New exhibition: Golem

A Prague journey: The trauma of Russia's Ukraine invasion - opinion

We Jews draw strength from each other and our history – making layer after layer, standing strong against evil, and caring for our own people and for all others who need our help.

APRIL 3, 2023ByVICTORIA NEZNANSKY
THE WRITER visits Prague in February.

Israeli artists bring their creations to the Czech Republic and Croatia

MARCH 29, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Prague: A millennium of Jewish history

The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 43

OCTOBER 3, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Spanish synagogue with kafka statue

Archeologists find structure older than Stonehenge, Egyptian pyramids

Archeologists discovered the remains of a Stone Age structure older than Stonehenge and even Egyptian pyramids while digging near Prague.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
THE OLD NEW Synagogue and the Jewish town hall.

Prague: City of towers, spires and a mystical loft

The Jewish quarter can trace its roots back almost as far with records of the first Jews to arrive dating back to the 900s.

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022ByDAVID ZEV HARRIS, MARK GORDON
THE OLD NEW Synagogue and the Jewish town hall.