Warsaw museum to celebrate Jewish life in Poland WARSAW, Poland
(AP) — The box-like glass building rises from soil marked by
tragedy in the heart of Warsaw's former Jewish district. At
certain angles, its luminous facade reflects the outlines of a
dark memorial to those who fought and died in the 1943 Warsaw
Ghetto Uprising against the Nazis. Yet despite reminders of
Jewish suffering all around, the modern building will soon open
as a key remembrance site of a mostly upbeat Jewish story,
becoming home to the Museum of the History of Polish Jews, a
major new museum dedicated to the 1,000 years of Jewish
existence in Polish lands. "It is a museum of life," said
Sigmund Rolat, a Polish-born Holocaust survivor and American
benefactor who has helped bring the museum to life. "We are
showing 1,000 years of a magnificent history." Construction of
the building is nearly finished and the museum is scheduled to
open in 2013 after nearly 20 years of planning. It will be a
celebratory moment for those who have struggled