Building that housed idolatry
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Question
To the esteemed Gaon, Rabbi Amram Fried, shlita,
A Jew asked me: his wife works in an office on behalf of the municipality [or in a building allocated by the municipality] in France.
There is a building that belonged to idolatry, and there was a part that was a house of prayer and had statues and the like.
Later it was purchased or nationalized by the municipality and allocated to the aforementioned municipality.
They removed the statues from the building and are making offices for various activities like his wife's activity.
[I do not know exactly the history of the building and who removed the idolatry, and whether it was sold from the idolatry to the municipality or something else, only now it is no longer intended for idolatry and the main idols have been removed].
At the entrance remains the figure of that man, Jesus, and above the building remains a cross.
Is it permissible for her to work there?
I am not entering into any halachic discussion but merely presenting the question as it is to the esteemed Rabbi, shlita.
Moshe Brand, France
Answer
Shalom Rav
According to the instructions of the Gaon, Rabbi Amram Fried, shlita
There is no problem working there.
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