The Path to The Path to Mutual RespectMutual RespectA path through the Quarter of A path through the Quarter of Mutual Respect showing the Mutual Respect showing the

journey from tragedy through journey from tragedy through reconciliation to acceptancereconciliation to acceptance

S.W.O.T. AnalysisS.W.O.T. AnalysisStrengthsStrengths DiversityDiversity ProximityProximity Authenticity Authenticity WeaknessesWeaknesses Lack of communication and general recognitionLack of communication and general recognition Area is not conducive to nature of the projectArea is not conducive to nature of the project Not clearly markedNot clearly marked OpportunitiesOpportunities Interest of outside organizationsInterest of outside organizations Educational opportunitiesEducational opportunities Better marketingBetter marketing

ThreatsThreats Uniformity Uniformity IntoleranceIntolerance Too much informationToo much information

MissionMission

Provide a general historical Provide a general historical backgroundbackground

Provide an ethical lesson in historyProvide an ethical lesson in history Explain the importance of mutual Explain the importance of mutual

respect in light of the tragedies that respect in light of the tragedies that have happenedhave happened

Highlight the Highlight the Quarter Quarter as a site of as a site of hopehope

The PathThe Path

The The Quarter Quarter Today Today

Embodies the spirit of inter-religious Embodies the spirit of inter-religious and intercultural understanding and and intercultural understanding and respectrespect

Home to people of diverse ethnic and Home to people of diverse ethnic and religious backgroundsreligious backgrounds

Up-and-coming area, though this was Up-and-coming area, though this was not always the casenot always the case

Now has the potential to inspire cities Now has the potential to inspire cities throughout Europethroughout Europe

Birth of the Birth of the QuarterQuarter

Political peace of 1990s highlights Political peace of 1990s highlights tensions between Wroclaw’s diverse tensions between Wroclaw’s diverse religious communities. religious communities.

After encounters with religious hostility, After encounters with religious hostility, leaders of Wroclaw’s Catholic Church and leaders of Wroclaw’s Catholic Church and Jewish Synagogue see the urgent need for Jewish Synagogue see the urgent need for establishing understanding and tolerance establishing understanding and tolerance between their communities.between their communities.

Proposition eagerly accepted by leaders of Proposition eagerly accepted by leaders of all four faiths in the district.all four faiths in the district.

Theory to Practice Theory to Practice

““The Meeting Place”The Meeting Place” Foundation of the Quarter of Mutual Foundation of the Quarter of Mutual

Respect Respect established, 2005established, 2005 Foundation Foundation runs numerous runs numerous

ecumenical projects to convey the ecumenical projects to convey the message of the message of the QuarterQuarter

Historical ContextHistorical Context

Since it’s inception, city has been Since it’s inception, city has been defined by it’s religious, ethnic, and defined by it’s religious, ethnic, and cultural diversitycultural diversity

City has also played witness to City has also played witness to centuries of religious persecutioncenturies of religious persecution

Turmoil defined both the Wroclaw Turmoil defined both the Wroclaw and Poland from collapse of the First and Poland from collapse of the First Republic in 1795 until the arrival of Republic in 1795 until the arrival of democracy in 1990 democracy in 1990

Historical TimelineHistorical Timeline 992 - Piasts acquire the town from 992 - Piasts acquire the town from

Bohemians to make part of dynastyBohemians to make part of dynasty 1335 - Death of Duke Henry gives the city to 1335 - Death of Duke Henry gives the city to

BohemiansBohemians 1526 - End of Jagiełło line lets Austrians 1526 - End of Jagiełło line lets Austrians

absorb the territoryabsorb the territory 1742 - Prussia receives the land through the 1742 - Prussia receives the land through the

Treaty of BreslauTreaty of Breslau 1918 - Germany absorbs the city into their 1918 - Germany absorbs the city into their

own countryown country 1945 - Treaty of Potsdam assigns city to Poles 1945 - Treaty of Potsdam assigns city to Poles

The Orthodox Cathedral of The Orthodox Cathedral of the Nativity of Our Ladythe Nativity of Our Lady

The Church of St. Anthony The Church of St. Anthony of Padua Parish (St. Nicolas of Padua Parish (St. Nicolas

Parish)Parish)

Franciscan MonasteryFranciscan Monastery

DwarvesDwarves

Kazimierza Wielkiego Kazimierza Wielkiego Street Street

The Augsburg Confession The Augsburg Confession Church of God’s ProvidenceChurch of God’s Providence

Hohenzollerns’ Hohenzollerns’ Residence Residence

Former Jewish Theological Former Jewish Theological SeminarySeminary

Una SanctaUna Sancta

White Stork SynagogueWhite Stork Synagogue

ConclusionConclusion