Czech Republic celebrates European Day of Jewish Culture

Several towns and cities around the country are celebrating European Jewish Culture Day this Sunday. Through exhibitions, concerts, seminars, TV programmes, and even sports events, people get to know the cultural and historical heritage of Judaism but also the modern life of the Jewish community in the Czech Republic today. Most synagogues and Jewish cemeteries have also been opened to the public. The Czech Republic is one of twenty-five states that recognises September 5 as the European Day of Jewish Culture.