Żydowski Instytut Historyczny or ŻIH is the Jewish Historical Institute in Warsaw. It is a research building as well as a museum for Jewish history in Warsaw. It stands right next to the Blue Skyscraper (Błękitny Wieżowiec) which stands in the former location of the Great Synagogue in Warsaw (Wielka Synagoga w Warszawie). The Great Synagogue was completed in 1878 and was the largest Jewish synagogue in Warsaw until 1943 when the Germans blew it up following the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. Sad history, but even among the sad reminders of the past we can find peace and joy in being alive today.
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