The old Jewish ghetto covers an important part of old city district. Named after the emperor Josef II,
whose reforms helped to ease living conditions for the Jewish, the Jewish Quarter contains the remains of
Prague's former Jewish ghetto. As many of the Jewish died during the WWII and were forced by the communist
regime to leave the country, the current Prague community numbers 5000 – 6000 people. There are two figures
synonymous with this part of the city, Franz Kafka (1883 – 1924) and the mystical humunculus Golem created
by Jehuda ben Bezalel, also known as Rabi Löw.
Religious and the public bldg. complex with the jewish cemetery is like a type of large air museum.
SIGHTSEEING:
Old Jewish Cemetery
National Jewish Museum
Synagogues (Pinkas, Old-new, Maisel or Spanish)
St. Agnes's Convent (nowadays used by the National Gallery to display a collection of European medieval art)
Old Jewish Cemetery 
