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Travnik, Bosnia - A former synagogue was demolished to make way for a shopping center.
The synagogue that was built in 1860 to replace one that was built in the 18th century, was last used for worship in 1941 and damaged during World War II, the synagogue was sold to the town in the 1950s by the Bosnian Jewish community.
Stripped of any indication of its former use, it was used as a metal workshop for decades.
News of the impending demolition sparked an ultimately unsuccessful local campaign to save the building. A citizens' group, Front, was formed and called for the synagogue to be saved as a reminder of Bosnia's historic multicultural heritage, but all that didn't help and the former synagogue is being demolished to build a shopping center.
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Sep 07, 2008 at 04:58 PM Ben R. Says:
who cares they gave it up a long time ago why can't we just let things go
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Sep 07, 2008 at 05:45 PM Lock & Load Says:
This is one of many Shulls that where Demolished over the years....
Whats the big News......
Lock & Load
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Sep 07, 2008 at 06:04 PM Gabby Says:
Um .... what's the hiddush
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Sep 07, 2008 at 06:20 PM Baltimorean Says:
Maybe your audience does not know that during WWII the Mufti Haj Amin el Husseini, a Palestinian organized a Bosnian SS Division , the Skanderbeg Brigade which assisted the Ustashi in killing of Jews
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Sep 08, 2008 at 09:22 AM avi Says:
R"L!! Why isn't anyone disturbed by this article?!?! There are unfortunately 1000's of shuls like this around the world that suffered the same fate!