Statue of Judah Loew ben Bezalel

Statue of Judah Loew ben Bezalel
Czech: Socha rabiho Löwa
The statue in 2012
Type	Sculpture
Location	Prague, Czech Republic
Coordinates	50°05′13″N 14°25′04″E / 50.086954°N 14.417862°E / 50.086954; 14.417862

The statue of Judah Loew ben Bezalel (Czech: Socha rabiho Löwa) is an outdoor sculpture by Ladislav Šaloun,^[1] installed at New City Hall in Prague, Czech Republic.

A replica from 1914 by Ladislav Saloun is in the Maisel Synagogue in Prague. The replica has a plaque, which states that the statue’s theme is the Maharal’s death. His death is symbolized by the nude young girl holding out a rose “whose scent brings about his end”. There is a small dog on the statue’s other side, but no description of the meaning of the dog is given.

• Media related to Rabbi Löw by Ladislav Šaloun at Wikimedia Commons

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