Jewish officials welcomed a decision by the Czech government to preserve a Jewish burial site that was unearthed two years ago during a construction project in central Prague. As a result of the decision, the remains of several hundred Jews will stay untouched underneath an office building being constructed by a Czech insurance company.
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