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Jewish Learning Programs: Academy2019-05-29T11:30:55-07:00
8th and 9th Grade/ Academy: What You Need to Know
1 day per week: Wednesdays 6-8pm
Tuition $1,150
Academy is CBB's post-B'Mitzvah program for 8th and 9th graders. Academy is focused on Jewish learning and group bonding while also acknowledging our students as adults in our community. As such, students have the freedom to choose their own courses and activities so that they can focus on their passions and connect with Judaism in their own personal way. Courses range from intellectual discussions to art and cultural immersion. Throughout the year, students will additionally have the opportunity to participate in event planning, social justice projects, and leadership roles.
Optional Dinner served at 5:30pm on Wednesdays, for an additional fee.
Congregation B'nai B'rith is a diverse, inclusive community of individuals and families building together a warm and vibrant house of living Judaism.
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History of Pribram Jews
First mentioned in 1238, one of the oldest Jewish settlements in the Czech lands.
In 1568 the Jews were expelled from the town. Historical sources refer to their number at the time as "sizeable."
In 1853 the first Jewish family moved back, in 1880 there were 332 Jewish citizens, in 1900 there were 415 and in 1930, 215 people claimed their Jewish heritage.
The Jews in Pribram enjoyed a rich social life; there was a chevra kadisha, a Sisterhood, and charity and youth organizations. Before WWI there was even a kosher restaurant.
During the Nazi occupation, 171 Pribram Jews were killed in the camps, including 18 children under 15. The youngest was Pavel Schling, he was four years old.
In 1873 the building of the synagogue (in the then-popular Moorish style) began and in 1875 it was finished and the first Torah scroll was placed in the synagogue.
In the 1960s many Torah scrolls were sold to Western Jewish organizations all over the world.
The last Pribram rabbi, Dr. Emil Friedman, was killed in Auschwitz in 1943, along with 543 Jewish people from Pribram and the surrounding area.
During WWII, the synagogue was used as a warehouse and from 1946 to 1957 it housed collections of the town museum.
In 1966, due to only a very small number of Jewish people in Pribram, the congregation donated the synagogue to the town of Pribram.
The magistrate accepted the donation, only to tear the synagogue down in 1969.
The location of the medieval Jewish cemetery in unknown.
The new Jewish cemetery was founded in 1879. There are currently 150 beautifully preserved grave stones and a monument to the 543 Nazi victims, unveiled in 1954. The last Jewish burial took place in 1958. The cemetery is very well preserved and taken care of.