A book on synagogue textiles won an award for the most beautiful Czech book of the year. The competition was run by the Czech Republic’s Ministry of Culture and the Museum of Czech Literature. “Textiles from Bohemian and Moravian Synagogues,” which was produced by the Jewish Museum in Prague, won Thursday in the category of scientific and professional literature.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.