Post by Jaga on Nov 3, 2007 16:01:40 GMT -7
I am not sure this is such a good idea. It may lead to the rise of antisemitism in Poland
ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gn5uO_ClRTZdK2hENAa4_ciBp1YQD8SL5FBO0
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's Jewish leaders have unveiled plans for a glass skyscraper in a neighborhood that was the heart of the Warsaw Ghetto during World War II.
The building — projected to rise 680 feet high — would tower over the elegant Nozyk synagogue, Warsaw's only remaining synagogue, dramatically altering the look of the historic neighborhood.
The skyscraper would include a new house of prayer, a kosher restaurant and vast commercial space, giving Warsaw's growing Jewish community a place to expand its activities and providing a source of profit for the future.
The project is another step in the revival of Jewish life in Poland, which was home to Europe's largest Jewish community until World War II.
Today, after being nearly wiped out in the Holocaust, the community is gaining both people and financial support. Some Poles are discovering they have Jewish roots and trying to reconnect to that culture, while a 1997 law that compensates the Jewish community for lost property has left it with new wealth.
However, the community still has not received approval from city officials for the building.
Community leader Piotr Kadlcik said he and other Jewish leaders are working to meet city requirements, and expressed hope that city approval would come soon. He also said the community is looking for investors to help fund the ambitious project.
Eleonora Bergman, an architect and director of the Jewish Historical Institute in Warsaw, called the idea for the skyscraper a "bad joke," arguing that it would damage the historic character of the synagogue and the surrounding area.
read more and see the photos:
ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gn5uO_ClRTZdK2hENAa4_ciBp1YQD8SL5FBO0
ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gn5uO_ClRTZdK2hENAa4_ciBp1YQD8SL5FBO0
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's Jewish leaders have unveiled plans for a glass skyscraper in a neighborhood that was the heart of the Warsaw Ghetto during World War II.
The building — projected to rise 680 feet high — would tower over the elegant Nozyk synagogue, Warsaw's only remaining synagogue, dramatically altering the look of the historic neighborhood.
The skyscraper would include a new house of prayer, a kosher restaurant and vast commercial space, giving Warsaw's growing Jewish community a place to expand its activities and providing a source of profit for the future.
The project is another step in the revival of Jewish life in Poland, which was home to Europe's largest Jewish community until World War II.
Today, after being nearly wiped out in the Holocaust, the community is gaining both people and financial support. Some Poles are discovering they have Jewish roots and trying to reconnect to that culture, while a 1997 law that compensates the Jewish community for lost property has left it with new wealth.
However, the community still has not received approval from city officials for the building.
Community leader Piotr Kadlcik said he and other Jewish leaders are working to meet city requirements, and expressed hope that city approval would come soon. He also said the community is looking for investors to help fund the ambitious project.
Eleonora Bergman, an architect and director of the Jewish Historical Institute in Warsaw, called the idea for the skyscraper a "bad joke," arguing that it would damage the historic character of the synagogue and the surrounding area.
read more and see the photos:
ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gn5uO_ClRTZdK2hENAa4_ciBp1YQD8SL5FBO0
