Faces of Warsaw's religious communities (10 images)
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Cafebabel ENG (NS)In a country where 90% of the population is roman catholic, it is hard to pinpoint the muslim, jewish and orthodox faces of an almost ethnically homogenous Warsaw. Spanish photographer Eric Lluent discovers this diversity through the open members of the minority religions of Poland, whilst he says older figures in the different catholic churches were more reluctant to pose for images
This image gallery is part of the seventh edition in cafebabel.com’s 2012 feature focus series on ‘MultiKulti’ aka ‘multiculturalism in Europe’. Many thanks to the team at cafebabel Warsaw
Serhy is a young muslim who works in his family's business, a shop selling oriental products (Image: © Èric Lluent for MultiKulti on the ground by cafebabel.com, Warsaw 2012)
Born in Egypt, the imam of the local muslim community moved to Warsaw in winter 2011 (Image: © Èric Lluent for MultiKulti on the ground by cafebabel.com, Warsaw 2012)
Vice-president of the muslim congregation in the Polish capital (Image: © Èric Lluent for MultiKulti on the ground by cafebabel.com, Warsaw 2012)
Muslim and jewish minorities in Poland figure at around 8% of the population. Born in 1923, the jewish actor is currently appearing at the Ester Rachel Kaminska and Ida Kaminska Jewish theatre in Warsaw (Image: © Èric Lluent for MultiKulti on the ground by cafebabel.com, Warsaw 2012)
The president of the foundation of Polonia (Polish expats) also runs a kosher falafel stand in front of Warsaw's synagogue. He was born in Tel Aviv but moved to Poland in 1994 (Image: © Èric Lluent for MultiKulti on the ground by cafebabel.com, Warsaw 2012)
The 23-year-old jewish woman was born in Manhattan but moved to Poland when she was five years old, as her mother opened the first jewish school in Warsaw since 1949. She now works in the communication department of the museum of the history of Polish jews (Image: © Èric Lluent for MultiKulti on the ground by cafebabel.com, Warsaw 2012)
David, a member of Warsaw's orthodox community, is a volunteer reader for weekend ceremonies. When he has time during the week he also tries to contribute (Image: © Èric Lluent for MultiKulti on the ground by cafebabel.com, Warsaw 2012)
1.3% of Poland's population are orthodox. Michal, 32, was born in Kielce, a city in south-east Poland. He moved to Warsaw for his studies and is currently working at the Polish ecumenical council (Image: © Èric Lluent for MultiKulti on the ground by cafebabel.com, Warsaw 2012)
Patrycja runs a small shop where products made by Benedictine monks can be purchased (Image: © Èric Lluent for MultiKulti on the ground by cafebabel.com, Warsaw 2012)
The catholic editor runs K(..)NTAKT magazine, a publication which handles social cases in the context of faith (Image: © Èric Lluent for MultiKulti on the ground by cafebabel.com, Warsaw 2012)
This image gallery is part of the seventh edition in cafebabel.com’s 2012 feature focus series on ‘MultiKulti’ aka ‘multiculturalism in Europe’. Many thanks to the team at cafebabel Warsaw
Translated from Religiones en Varsovia: del afán de protagonismo al pánico ante la cámara