Warsaw completes restoration project marking Jewish Ghetto boundaries Poland`s capital on Wednesday marked the completion of a massive restoration project that marks the borders of the former Jewish Ghetto that was walled in by Nazis occupiers during World War II. The mayor of Warsaw, along with the minister of culture, inaugurated the project that included 21 new information points along the boundaries of the former Jewish Ghetto. The project also placed a beige line, labeled "Ghetto Wall," along the city streets that outlined the furthest reaches of the Ghetto`s borders. Paid for by the city of Warsaw and the Ministry of Culture, the project was launched last year by a team of historians. ....... PLS read & react "Talkback/Respond" http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1038955.html PLS read & react Pulling Poland`s Hidden Jews from the Closet http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/128267 Signs of Revival Among the "Hidden Jews` of Poland http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/124124 |
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