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The Jewish quarter of Budapest in danger
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The Jewish quarter of Budapest is in danger! For several years, property speculation is about to sign its destruction, building by building. Irreplaceable heritage is about to disappear. War, Nazism and communism of Stalin have not managed to destroy it but it seems that crony capitalism of profits in the short term seems to score points in his work of destruction ...
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In late 2007, the Hungarian Association Ovas! indicated that nearly 40% of buildings in the neighborhood had been destroyed or renovated without concern for heritage preservation. For example we have of our own eyes the construction of a huge building right next to the Great Synagogue, in lieu of listed buildings ... In the same way as the wall of the Warsaw ghetto was destroyed and its stones sold, where will the city of Budapest and the Hungarian State? In fact were also the district councils who have power over this type of file.
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At the end of 2008, the destruction is continuing even though hopes of gaining ground including the real estate scandal in the XII arrondissement.
The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO has also stepped into the breach at its meeting of July 2 to 10, 2008 in Quebec.
The pressure may go up another notch in February 2009. If some or construction project is not stopped, UNESCO could threaten the withdrawal of Hungary from the World Heritage List of UNESCO for the Andrássy Avenue and its surrounding area including the Jewish quarter is.
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