Polish Museum Repairs a Tie to a Jewish Past

2013-04-22T14:54:00-04:00

Among civic leaders here there is a strong sense that Poland will never fully recover from its 20th-century traumas until it recognizes its Jewish past, and the museum is seen as a major step. “Jewish memory is becoming part of Polish memory,” the chief rabbi, Michael Schudrich

Recently at the new Museum of the History of Polish Jews, Poland’s chief rabbi unveiled an unusual sculpture. Nicholas Kulish, later interviewed Rabbi Schudrich about the meaning and importance of the museum's existence. Reflecting on the building (designed by Finnish architect Rainer Mahlamäki), Mr. Kulish writes it is "a shining symbol of Warsaw’s transformation from a dark and cheerless post-Communist city to a thriving Central European capital".

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Polish Museum Repairs a Tie to a Jewish Past