A BRONZE STATUE OF MOSES WAS INSTALLED TODAY BY THE CITY GOVERNMENT IN A SQUARE ON PARISERSTRASSE, FACING THE ALTNEU SYNAGOGUE.
THE STATUE IS THE FIRST JEWISH MONUMENT IN PRAHA. THE WORK OF THE FAMOUS SCULPTOR FRANZISEK BILEK, IT WAS ACQUIRED BY THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND PRESENTED TO THE CITY.
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