“Jews in Cheb (Eger) in the High and Late Middle Ages”

Contact : kajetan.holecek[@]cefres.cz

Research Area 3 – Objects, Traces, Mapping: Everyday Experience of Spaces

My dissertation examines the Jewish position in the urban space of Cheb (Eger), a town on the Czech-German border. Given that the Jewish community in this town is among the oldest and most populous in the Lands of the Bohemian Crown, it could be seen as representative of other medieval Jewish communities. The local context thus serves as a valuable case study for understanding the role of Jewish residents in the environment of medieval towns. The primary objective of my research is to define the role of Jews in medieval urban society by analysing social interactions within the urban space in answering the question: How should we speak and think of the Jews in the urban space?  Continue reading Kajetán Holeček – Research & CV  →