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October 15, 2021
London lawmakers reject plan for high-rise building next to historic synagogue
By Cnaan Liphshiz
(JTA) — City council members in London voted against a controversial plan to build a high-rise building near an 18th-century synagogue.
The plan by developers would have replaced a seven-story building adjacent to the Bevis Marks synagogue in central London with a 48-story tower. The plan was rejected on Tuesday in a vote by a vote of 14-7, the BBC reported.
The custodians of the synagogue, which today serves the Spanish and Portuguese Jewish community of London, argued the envisioned building...
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