Power and Space

Detention Protocols and Criminal Proceeding Records of the Jewish Inhabitants in Protectorate Prague, 1939–1943

Authors

  • Daniela Bartáková Masaryk Institute and Archives of the Czech Academy of Sciences

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23777/sn.0225/art_dbar01

Keywords:

Incident, Space, City

Abstract

During World War II, numerous locations in Prague underwent significant transformations, particularly affecting the Jewish population. Synagogues, prayer houses, buildings, and apartments changed their function and were converted into storage facilities under the Treuhandstelle, which managed these assets. Public spaces were also altered; Jews were barred from many places, the Vltava embankments and city parks, and Jewish cemeteries were repurposed as city greenery. These changes reflect broader efforts to control and marginalise the Jewish community. This study highlights specific areas in Prague where anti-Jewish activities were notably prevalent, necessitating a demonstrative display of authority and power.

Author Biography

  • Daniela Bartáková, Masaryk Institute and Archives of the Czech Academy of Sciences

    Daniela Bartáková works at the Masaryk Institute and Archives of the Czech Academy of Sciences, where she is involved in the Czech node of the European Holocaust Research Infrastructure (EHRI-CZ). She previously worked on the project “Felix Weltsch, Jindřich Kohn, and the Intellectual History of Interwar Czechoslovakia”. She teaches Modern Jewish History at CET Prague.

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Published

2025-05-08

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 2 (2025): S:I.M.O.N. – SHOAH: INTERVENTION. METHODS. DOCUMENTATION.

Section

ARTICLES

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Copyright (c) 2025 Daniela Bartáková

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How to Cite

“Power and Space: Detention Protocols and Criminal Proceeding Records of the Jewish Inhabitants in Protectorate Prague, 1939–1943”. 2025. S: I.M.O.N. Shoah: Intervention. Methods. Documentation. 12 (2): 58-83. https://doi.org/10.23777/sn.0225/art_dbar01.