The exhibition From the Shadows to the Light presents a selection from an extraordinary collection of almost 700 Hebrew prints stored in the collection of the National Library of the Czech Republic. Behind each of these books lies a unique story. The Nazis confiscated them from the libraries of Jewish communities and institutions across Europe. During the war, they were transported to our territory, where they lay forgotten for decades. Now, a team of Czech historians specializing in the search for confiscated Jewish property has managed to identify individual prints. They have discovered that they come from, among others, Olomouc, Munich, Vienna and Budapest. The exhibition introduces visitors to the fates of individual books, as well as how difficult it is to search for the original owners of books around the world. Visitors to the exhibition will also learn more about pre-war Jewish book culture, Hebrew printing and publishing traditions. date and time Tue—Sun 10:00—18:00