Jews of Prague

Jews of Prague

The Jews of Prague (capital of today's Czech Republic) are one of Europe's oldest and most well-known Jewish communities.

Flags of the Jews of Prague

Charles IV gave the Jews of Prague the honour of a flag in 1357. The red flag includes a yellow Magen David (Star of David), often considered to be the first use of a Magen David to represent a Jewish community.

In 1648 Ferdinand III gave the community a flag for helping fight off Swedish attackers during the Thirty Years' War.

A simple flag of a yellow Magen David on a red field is now used to represent the Jewish community and the old Jewish quarter now known as Josefov.


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