“Poland regained its independence 24 years ago. Today we can speak freely, even on issues as difficult as this one. No subject is taboo anymore,” said district deputy mayor Jaroslaw Karcz.
“We can right the wrongs of history, and for that we have indispensable tools and financial resources at our disposal,” he told AFP.
The city has earmarked 95,000 euros ($122,000) for the project.
“It’s just the beginning of a long process, a very important one from the ethical point of view of Jews and Poles,” said Warsaw Jewish community leader Anna Chipczynska.
“But all of this requires significant financial resources that we still need to find.”
She also highlights the problem of Jewish gravestones used for construction elsewhere in Poland — and of course, this happened elsewhere, too, for example in Vilnius.
Photographer Lukasz Baksik’s project on Matzevot for Everyday Use documents this.