Roudnice nad Labem

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Roudnice nad Labem (official name in Czech: Město Roudnice nad Labem; German: Raudnitz) is a city in Ústí nad Labem Region in Czech Republic, north of Prague. Located on the river Labe. Current population ca 13,500.

Now a modern town, it dates back to mid-12th century and is known for its eventful history and beautiful castles.

Contents

1 Jewish Raudnitz

1.1 Rabbis

2 People
3 See also
4 External links
5 References

Jewish Raudnitz

According to tradition it is one of the oldest 3 communities of Bohemia, the other 2 being Bunzlau and Kolin (the mnemonic word is בּק״ר BQR). The ancient cemetery was situated near the present Kapuzinergarten, where tombstones with Jewish inscriptions have been found. These are preserved in the Podripské Muscum. In the old cemetery in the former ghetto there are more than 1,500 tombstones, including many of the 17 century, and several tombs of martyrs. The new cemetery was opened in 1896. In 1853 a large "Tempel" was built, the services in which are conducted with choir and organ. The ḥebra ḳaddisha is mentioned on tombstones as early as the 17th century.

Rabbis

The earliest known rabbi of Raudnitz is Rabbi Nehemiah (d. 1637), who officiated here for more than twenty-five years (see Hock-Kaufmann, "Die Familien Prags," p. 336, Pressburg, 1892).

Other noteworthy rabbis were:

Abraham Broda^*
Simeon Jeiteles^{*^{(d. 1762), buried in the old cemetery of Prague (ib. p. 168)}}
Moses Spiro^* (d. 1760)
R. Mattathias Neugröschel^{*^{(d. 1778; ib. p. 224)}}

The district rabbis

Joseph Deutsch^* (1778-1825)
Rabbi Mahler
Rabbi Pereles
Albert Cohn^* (d. 1872)
Moritz Klotz^* (1889-93)
Julius Reach^* is the present (1905) incumbent (since 1894).

Down to 1872 Raudnitz was the seat of the district rabbinate. Since the law of 1890 the congregation has comprised all the Jews living in the county of Raudnitz. In 1903 there were 400 Jews in a total population of 8,000.

People

Emanuele d'Astorga
Arthur Breisky
Max Dvořák, art hisorian
Seligmann Heller
Georg Wilhelm Pabst
Raudnitz Jewish pedigree (see Pedigree)

External links

References

This article incorporates text from the public domain 1901–1906 Jewish Encyclopedia.

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