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[[File:Lauder-school-prague.jpg|250px|thumb|Lauder Schools building in [[Prague 2]]-[[Vinohrady]]]]

The '''Lauder Schools of Prague''' ({{langx|cs|Lauderovy školy v Praze}}) are the only [[Jewish]] [[schools]] in [[Prague]] and in the entire [[Czech Republic]]. The schools consists of an [[elementary school]] called '''The Lauder Gur Arje Jewish Day School''' and a [[secondary school]] called '''The Lauder Or Chadaš Jewish Community High School'''. The names of the schools refer to an important figure of the [[Josefov (Prague)|Jewish Ghetto in Prague]], Rabbi [[Judah Loew ben Bezalel]], who was also known as the Maharal of Prague and Rabbi Loew.

The schools were founded in 1997 by the [[Prague Jewish Community]] together with [[the R. S. Lauder Foundation]] and the Czech [[Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (Czech Republic)|Ministry of Education]], they operate on the site of a former [[orphanage]] for Jewish children who had lost their families in the [[Holocaust]] and man of whom have perished themselves. 

More than 450 students attend the Lauder Schools of Prague as of 2024.

All subjects are taught in [[Czech language|Czech]], except for foreign languages ([[Hebrew language|Hebrew]], [[English language|English]], [[German language|German]] and [[French language|French]]). Three hours a week of [[Judaism]] is also taught. The school operates a [[kosher]] kitchen and runs according to the [[Jewish calendar]]. 

Even though there is a kindergarten, an elementary school and a secondary school in the Lauder School of Prague, it only has one [[Principal (school)|principal]]: Mr. Petr Karas.

There are similar schools in other countries. Poland has the [[Lauder - Morasza School]], Hungary the [[Lauder Javne Jewish Community School]], etc.

== External links ==
* [http://www.lauder.cz Official Web site]
* [http://www.rslfoundation.org/html/ourwork/ourwork_czech.htm The Ronald S. Lauder Foundation] {{Archive url|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050205110523/http://www.rslfoundation.org/html/ourwork/ourwork_czech.htm|date=2005-02-05}}

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