Warsaw synagogue 'reappears' on anniversary of ghetto revolt

The Great Synagogue of Warsaw, which was destroyed by the German forces during World War II, was recreated virtually with light as part of anniversary commemorations of the 1943 uprising in the Warsaw Ghetto, in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, April 18, 2019. The multimedia installation, which included the archival recordings of a prewar cantor killed in the Holocaust, is the work of Polish artist Gabi von Seltmann. It was organized by a group that fights anti-Semitism.(AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

WARSAW, Poland – The Great Synagogue of Warsaw, which was destroyed by the German forces during World War II, has been virtually recreated with light as part of anniversary commemorations for the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising of 1943.

Light was projected Thursday night onto the facade of a modern building where the grand synagogue had stood before the Holocaust. It was the work of Polish multimedia artist Gabi von Seltmann and organized by Open Republic, a group that fights anti-Semitism.

A number of other observances are planned for Friday, the 76th anniversary of the start of the Jewish revolt against the powerful Nazi forces.

The revolt was brutally crushed and most of the fighters were killed, but it remains a powerful symbol of resistance central to Israeli national identity today.