Židovská náboženská obec Kolín

Židovská náboženská obec Kolín 

The beginnings of the Jewish community in Kolin date back to the 14th century. The Jewish community is one of the oldest in Bohemia. In the 16th -17th, its number grew. In 1854 it included 1,700 people. The synagogue was built in the 17th century on the site of an older synagogue from the 16th century. There were two cemeteries in the municipality, from the 15th and 19th centuries. In the 19th century, Jews were members of the town administration, speaking mostly Czech. In 1942, the Jewish population was deported to concentration camps. After the war, the community was restored, but in the 1950s it was dissolved. 

Židovská náboženská obec Kolín