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2009-11-10

County staroste plans to build on the site of Jewish cemetery

Biłgoraj County Staroste Office has ordered a construction of a sporting complex on the land which, according to the 40s’ maps, was the site of the Jewish cemetery. Opposed by the mayor, the Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Culture and the Izaak Singer Biłgoraj Cultural Association, the staroste responded by presenting the ten-odd year old plan to utilize the lot for educational purposes. Michael Schudrich, the chief rabbi of Poland announced his intervention in the matter.

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