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    What previous Jewish quarter of a European capital is named after the Austrian Emperor who decided to open it up and integrate it into the town, but who was also responsible for the construction of a garrison town dedicated to his mother and later turned into a horrible ghetto and transit centre of Jews by the Nazis?

    Question #89790. Asked by Flem-ish. (Dec 13 07 2:00 AM)


    bloomsby

    		Josefov is the former Jewish quarter in Prague, and the garison town is Terezin (Theresienstadt)

    http://www.scrapbookpages.com/CzechRepublic/Prague/Josefov/JosefovHistory.html


    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theresienstadt

    Dec 13 07, 7:33 AM

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