[Grammar] infamous for serving/having served

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Isobela

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Dear teachers,

I am suddenly a bit confused about which tense should be used in the sentence below:

The place is infamous for serving/having served as a ghetto during WWII.

What is the correct usage and why?

Thanks very much!
 

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They are both correct.
 

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Thank you. But is there any difference between them? Or do they mean the same?
 

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Do you have some context for that sentence?
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The whole sentence goes "The place is infamous for serving/having served as a ghetto for Jews during WWII before they were deported to concentration camps in Poland within the “Final Solution of the Jewish Question”." Personally, I think "having served" should be used, because it no longer serves as a ghetto - obviously... What do you think? Thank you!
 

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You can still use either serving or having served. (I don't think ghetto is the right word there, however.)
 

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Thanks Tarheel, ghetto is what it is officially called. But does not "serving" imply that the action still continues?
 

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The sentence clearly says it happened before WWII. (It didn't serve as a ghetto. It simply was a ghetto.)
 
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