Until 1947, the local synagogue kept in a glass vessel the eye of one of its rabbis, gouged out on Emperor Ferdinand II’s orders. The unfortunate rabbi had voluntarily presented himself to the authorities and accepted an implausible accusation to save the entire ghetto.
WHERE TO FIND THE PLACE
Location and map
- Place
- Mikulov
- Municipality / starting point
- Mikulov
- District / region
- Břeclav
- Country
- Czechia
- Distance and direction
- 18 km W of Břeclavi
Approximate location on the map
The link searches for Mikulov and its surroundings. The sources do not establish the precise point of this legend.
Approximate location · municipality or area search. The distance comes from the sources, not a currently calculated route.
SOURCES OF THE STORY
Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 220
This legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.