The Old New Synagogue in Prague, also known as Altneuschul, is one of the oldest active synagogues in Europe, dating to the 13th century.

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The only shuls that I know have this feature are the Altneuschul in Prague and my dearest Belzer headquarters in Jerusalem (and there only the slightest symbolic lip), but from every mention of the practice it seems it was more common

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ich fände ja die Prager Altneuschul die natürlichere Wahl. :)

I mean, I don't disagree that it was popular among early zionists, but not widely used before? What?

There's a huge fourteenth-century flag at the Altneuschul in Prague.

La vieille Synagoge (Altneuschul)
Poème de Bertolt Brecht "Am Grunde der Moldau da wandern die Steine..."

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Martha Stellmacher: Von der Altneuschul zum Jerusalemtempel. Musikalische Praxis in Prager Synagogen vom 19. Jahrhundert bis zur Schoah. Rezension von Jana Bürgers im Heft 1/2025 #OpenAccess in #JahrbücherJGO:

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Parking it in the attic of the altneuschul right next to the golem