On Broad street in the heart of Josefov are the most famous in Prague synagogues. One of them is the Pinkas synagogue, now converted into a memorial to the Jewish victims of the German invaders. On its walls are recorded the names of about 70 thousand Czech Jews who came out of concentration camps. The second floor of the synagogue reserved for the exhibition of children's drawings. They drew not the children of today, and those who were in the concentration camp terezín. Many of them are there and died, and their drawings have survived and are now shown to the world.

The construction of Pinchasov synagogue was begun in 1517 by order of Rabbi Aaron Meshullam of Horowitz. It was erected as a private model house for a single family. In 1535, the hosts crossed the threshold of their new synagogue. Few years the General public wasn't allowed over here, but the grandson of the first owner decided that a house of worship shall be public, and permitted his people to turn to God from the family synagogue. I must say that this decision was taken by a man of progressive views, great scientists, holding the position of Rabbi of Krakow.

The synagogue is quite often suffered from the high water. Floods and underground waters, out of the banks, washed away its foundations, forcing them to resort to overhaul. As a result one of the renovations in the courtyard of the synagogue was discovered a place for ritual ablutions – mikvah. We still can see remnants of this basin.

Visit Pinchasov synagogue will be interesting to people interested in the history and indifferent to the fates of others.