Sainsbury Brothers Receive1999 Hadrian Award

What is an '~rchaeologicalSiteManagement Plan"?

(FROM LEFT) SIR TIMOTHY SAINSBURY, LORD JOHN SAINSBURY OF PRESTON CANOOVER, AND HON. SIMON

SAINSBURY.

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GIORA SOLAR

Getty Conservation Institute

nomic value (which require srudy

and understanding), but they also

have scientific, symbolic, national,

historic and aesthetic valu~. More~

over their social value may have been

long overlooked. Proper long-term

development-of which conserva~

tion is the most important prelimi~

nary component-helps create

community pride, a sense of identity

and belonging, and provides educa­

tional opportunities. Values­

different for the archaeologist, the

visitor, the tourism developer, a

nation or community, or the person

selling souvenirs-may change

over time.

An archaeological site management

plan must consider those complex

issues, as well as more traditional

ones such as materials conservation,

maintenance, landscaping, presenta~

tion, and visitors facilities. The

World Monumenrs Watch lisr

includes a large number of archaeo~

logical sites, all selected from a much

larger number of requests. Requests

for listing will grow in the future,

since decay and other risk factors are

natural phenomena. Choices have to

be made constantly, and, the best

decision~makingtools are needed to

select correctly what should be

preserved and how. In many cases, a

good management plan is the best

decision~makingmechanism and

good management the best conserva~

tion intervention.

has to ask: who are the owners and

users, what are the functions, how

can costs be borne, what are the

benefits, etc.

None of the answers is simple. In

most cases an archaeological site is

not privately owned and, even when

ir is, the physical properry may be

private, but who owns the cultural

property! A site might be owned by a

community, nation, country, region

or even the whole of humanity, but

the ownership as defined by properry

laws and the ownership ofthe cultural

values of the ptoperty often differs.

Because an archaeological site is not

simply a building such as an office,

apartment or train station, its function

is also not straightforward. Usually it

is a ruin that has lost an original

function, so a new one must be

defined to enable a logical planning

process and successful use. But use by

whom! Functions defined by whom!

Issues of cost benefit and value

extend beyond those expressed

through investment and income.

They ate more complex than other

culrural assets thar could be sold.

Archaeological sites do have eco~

THE AUTHOR EXAMINES PREHISTORIC FOOTPRINTS

AT LAELOLl, TANZANIA.

From time to time a new conser~

vation te~m appears, becoming

t.he buzzword to use to impress our

listener. So has been the recent case

with sustainability and sustainable

development, compatibility, conser~

vation in~situ, authenticity, values

(social and culrural), and culrural

resource management. These

important issues are part ofour

ethics and practice. But they are not

yet well defined, accepted or under­

stood and sometimes sound ridicu~

lous when used just to convey the

impression that someone is "in."

This also seems true with archaeo~

logical site management. Already,

university courses, workshops and

seminars, lectures, grants and, of

course, experts and consultants all

deal with the issue. Still, we often

use the same term yet mean different

things. Communication with

nonspecialists becomes a challenge­

they might even ask what we mean

by "archaeological site management

plan." True, we probably never fully

defined it and described its content.

So, when there is certainly more

than one answer, what is it really?

A very simple definition would be

that a site management plan covers

everything rhar will happen on and

to a site through its implementation,

as long as that plan remains un~

changed. This should be true for

every plan; in a way it is a definition

of a plan.

But at archaeological heritage sites,

planning is complex, starting with

basic questions that every planner

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in the former Communist countries

of Eastern Europe.

Lord Sainsbury's other philanthro­

pies include the Royal Opera House,

Covent Garden, of which he is a past

chairman, and its tenant, the Royal

Ballet, which he currently chairs.

The opera house just reopened after

an extensive redevelopment project

that received major support from the

Sainsburys. He has contributed to the

restoration of many major structures

in Great Britain, including

Westminsrer Abbey and Winchester

Cathedral, through his Linbury T rusr.

Simon Sainsbury has contributed

subsrantially to the work of the

British N arional T rusr through his

Monument Trust, which also supports

community participation in conserva~

tion. The trust currently is surveying

eighteenth-cenrury buildings in

Calcutta. He has been a trustee of the

deeply involved with preservation

work at the World Monuments

Watch site of Burrint, Albania, once

an important Roman trading center.

Hon. Simon Sainsbury is a major

supporter of the World Monuments

Fund in Britain, and Sir Timothy

Sainsbury has helped fund projects

THREE EXCEPTIONAL BRITISH BROTHERS

who have made the worldwide

preservation ofcultural sites and

monuments thelr personal concern

received the W orId Monuments

Fund's 12th annual Hadrian Award

at a luncheon at New York's Plaza

Horel on October 22, 1999. Lord

John Sainsbury of Preston Candover,

the Hon. Simon Sainsbury, and Sir

Timothy Sainsbury were recognized

for their individual and fraternal

efforts in historic preservation.

Four generations of Sainsburys

have been associated with the growth

ofJ. Sainsbury PLC, which began as

a small market in London's Drury

Lane in 1869. The generarion

represented by John, Simon, and

Timothy Sainsbury has channeled

much of its family fortune into

charitable foundations which support

their wide~rangingcultural interests.

Through rhe Butrint Foundation,

which he established with Lord

Rothschild, Lord Sainsbury has been

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50 Malaysia' George Town HistoricEnclave, Penang State

51 *Malaysia' Kampung Cina RiverFrontage. Kuala Terengganu

52 "'Malta' Mnajdra PrehistoricTemples, Mnajdra

53 *Mexico· Madera Cave Dwellings,Madera, Chihuahua

54 *Mexico' San Juan de Uilla Fort.Veracruz

55 Mexico' Santa Prisca Parish Church, Taxco de Alarcon, Guerrero56 *Mexico' Teotihuacan Archaeological Site, San Juan Teotihuacan57 Mexico' Yaxchilan Archaeological Zone, Cuenca del Usumacinta, Chiapas58 *Mongolia' Bogd Khaan Palace Museum, Ulaanbaatar

59 Nepal' Itum Monastery, Kathmandu60 "'Nepal' Teku Thapatali Monument

Zone, Kathmandu~ 61 Niger· Giraffe Rock Art Site~ 62 *Pakistan' Uch Monument Complex,5 Bahawalpur, Punjab~ 63 >!<panama' San Lorenzo Castle ando::.i San Geronimo Fort, Colon and~ Portobelog 64 *Peru' Cusco Historic Center, Cusco

65 Peru' Los Pinchudos ArchaeologicalSite, Rio Abiseo National Park

66 Peru' Machu Picchu, Urubamba, Cusco67 Philippines' Rice Terraces of the

Cordilleras, Ifugao68 *Poland' Vistulamouth Fortress,

Gdansk69 Romania' Banffy Castle, Bontida70 Russia' Arkhangelskoye State

Museum, Moscow71 "'Russia' Irkoutsk Historic Center,

lrkoutsk72 Russia' Oranienbaum State

Museum, Lomonosov73 *Russia' Paanajiirvi Village, Kemi Province74 Russia' Rostov Veliky Historic Center, Rostov Veliky75 *Russia' Russakov Club, Moscow76 Russia· Viipuri Library, Vyborg77 Slovakia' Basil the Great Church,

Krajne Cierno78 Sudan' Gebel Barkal Archaeological

Site, Karima79 *Suriname' Jodensavanne

Archaeological Site, Redi Doti80 *Turkey' Ani Archaeological Site,

Ocarli Koyi.i, Kars81 *Turkey' ~atalhoyi.ik,C;:umra, Konya82 Turkey' Mount Nemrut Archaeological Site, K.ihta83 Turkey' Zeyrek Mosque, Istanbul84 Turkmenistan· Merv Archaeological Site, Bairam Ali85 Ukraine' Kamyanets Podilsky Castle Bridge, Kamyanets Podilsky86 Ukraine' Zhovkva Synagogue, Zhovkva87 United Kingdom' Abbey Farmstead, Faversham, Kent, England88 *United Kingdom' Saint Francis Church and Monastery, East

Manchester, England89 *U.S.A.· Eastern State Penitentiary,

~ Philadelphia, Pennsylvania'" 90 *U.S.A.· Lancaster County,~ Lancaster County, Pennsylvania:< 91 U.S.A.' Seventh Regiment Armory,§ New York, New York

92 U.S.A.' Tree Studios and Medinah". Temple. Chicago, Illinois

94 93 U.S.A.' VOL Research House II, LosAngeles, California

94 Uzbekistan' Abdulazizkhan Complex, Bukhara95 *Venezuela' San Francisco Church, Coro, Falcon96 *Vietnam' Minh Mang Tomb, Hue97 *Vietnam' My Son Temple Complex, Duy Xuyen, Quang Nam98 Yemen' Tarim Historic City, Wadi Hadhramaut99 "'Yugoslavia· Subotka Synagogue, Subotica100 *Zimbabwe . Khami National Monument, Bulawayo

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*Albania' Butrint ArchaeologicalSite, SarandeAlgeria' Tipasa Archaeological Park,Tipasa*Belgium . Tour and Taxis (transporthub), BrusselsBosnia and Herzegovina' MostarHistoric Center, MostarBrazil, Santo Antonio do Paragua~u,

Sao Francisco do Paragua~a,Bahia6 Brazil, Vila de Paranapiacaba, Santo Andre, Sao Paulo7 *Bulgaria . Ivanovo Rock Chapels, Rousse Region8 *Cambodia' Banteay Chhmar Temple of Jayavarman VII, Thmar Puok9 *Chile • Orongo Ceremonial Site, Easter Island10 China' Dulan County Tibetan Royal Tomb Group, Reshuixiang.

Xuewei, Dulan

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II *China' Palpung Monastery, BabangVillage, Sichuan

12 China' Temple of Agriculture(Xiannongtan), Beijing

13 China' Xuanjian Tower, Yuci City,Shanxi

14 Croatia' Vukovar City Center,Vukovar

15 Cuba' National Art Schools,CUbanacan, Havana

14 16 Cuba' San Isidro de los Destiladeros,Valle de los Ingenios, Trinidad

17 Cuba' Santa Teresa de Jesus Cloisters, Havana18 Czech Republic' Kuks Forest Sculptures, Kuks19 Dominican Republic' Puerto Plata Lighthouse, Puerto Plata20 Egypt· Khasekhemwy at Hierakonpolis, Edfu, Kom el Ahmar21 Egypt· Sultan Qa'itbay Complex, Cairo22 Egypt· Valley of the Kings, Thebes, Luxor23 *EI Salvador' Suchitoto City, Cuscatlan24 *Ethiopia' Mentewab-Qwesqwam

Palace, Gondar25 France' Saint Pierre Cathedral,

Beauvais26 Georgia' Ikorta Church of the

Archangel, Zemo Artsevi Village27 *Georgia' Tbilisi Historic District,

Tbilisi28 Germany' Gartenreich Dessau·

Worlitz, Dessau 2329 Germany' Thomaskirche, Leipzig30 Greece' Kahal Shalom Synagogue, Rhodes

31 India' Basgo Gompa (MaitreyaTemples), Ladakh, Leh

32 India' Champaner ArchaeologicalSite, Panchmahal, Gujarat

33 "'India' Jaisalmer Fort, Rajasthan~ 34 India' Metropolitan Building,~ Calcutta,r;; 35 India' Saint Anne Church, Talaulim,ffi Goat:; 36 Indonesia· Omo Hada (Royal Palace

25 Complex), Nias, North Sumatra37 Indonesia' Tanah Lot Temple, Tabanan, Bali38 Iraq' Erbil Citadel, Kurdish Autonomous Region39 Ireland· Saint Brendan's Cathedral, Clonfert, County Galway40 Israel' Tel-Dan Canaanite Gate, near Kibbutz Dan, Upper Galilee41 "'Israel' Ramie White Mosque Archaeological Site, Ramie42 *Italy' Ancient Pompeii, Naples43 Italy' Bridge of Chains, Bagni di Lucca44 Italy' Cinque Terre, Liguria45 Italy' Santi Quattro Coronati

Cloister, Rome46 Jamaica' Falmouth Historic Town,

Trelawny Parish47 Jordan· Petra Archaeological Site,

Wadi Mousa48 Kenya' Thimlich Ohinga Cultural

Landscape, Migori49 "'Lebanon' Enfeh Archaeological

Site, Enfeh, near Tripoli

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List of 100 Most Endangered Sites' 2000

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Jan Fonteiri, Boston Museum of Fine

ard UniversitY; Mona Serageldin,

itute of ,rchaeology, University College

This matches a grant from HypoVereinsbank toward

restoration of the church, where Johann Sebastian Bach

composed his most significant works while serving as choir~

master from 1723 until his death in 1750. The pastor of St.

Thomas Church, Christian Wolff, told his

New York audience that public institutions

and private donors had contributed $10.5

million of the $12 million restoration project;

the bank grant and Wilson match would

'z advance the goal of restoring the church for the

~ 250th anniversary of Bach's death.

~ 'Other site representatives spoke: Tom Hill,,former chairman of the Institute of Human

Origins and a champion of prehistoric African

rock art including the Giraffe Rock Art Site in

Niger, currently listed, and Donna Ernstein

from the Golden Gate Park Conservatory,

whicp received a $100,000 American Express

grant following 1996 Watch listing. This

attention, Ms. Ernstein reported, raised the

project's profile and spurred the development

of a viable restoration plan. Now only a few

million dollars remain to be raised to restore

the oldest glass-and~woodplant conservatory

in the United States. The project ultimately

received significant funding from the White

House millennial Save America's Treasures

program, which is administered by the National

Trust for Historic Preservation.

Dr. Marilyn Perry, WMF chairman,

announced that Watch sites have to date

received $7.4 million in contributions from

WMF and its donors and attracted an additional $17.8 million

in support from other sources. "The Watch already has

proven to be a classic private-sector initiative," she said.

"That is, an innovative program that generates attention and

support for a recognized public need in an area where the public

sector isn't meeting the need."

TION OF THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF

THE DEATH OF J. S. BACH.

THE CONCLUSION OF THE RESTORA­

T[ON CAMPAIGN ATST. THOMAS

CHURCH COINCIDES WITH CELEBRA-

CHRISTIAN WOLFF (Llwr), PASTOR

OF ST. THOMAS CHURCH IN LEIPZIG

AND DAVID LEFKOVlTS OF HypO

VERElNSBANK, A PROJECT DONOR.

Mounir Boucheniki, World Heritage Center and Division for Cultural Heritage, UNESCO; Henry Cleere, ICOM

Arts; Gael de Guichen, ICCROM; Andras Roman, ICOMOS Hungary; Eduard Sekler, Graduate School of IiUnit for Housing and Urbanization, Graduate School of Design, Harvard UniversitY; Nicholas Stanley-Price,

London; Anthony Wood, Ittleson Foundation.

LIST OF 100 SELECTION PANEL

List of 100 Most Endangered SitesMF presented a new World Monuments

Watch List of100 Most Endangered Sites

to the press, major donors, and the New

York preservation community on

September 14, 1999. "For all these sites, and

especially for the people who are their

advocates, today is a new day," said Bonnie

Burnham, WMF's president. She noted that

the sites on the 2000 list-62 of them new

and 38 included on one or both previous

lists-had been selected by a panel of

distinguished experts from among many worthy

applicants on the basis ofwhich would be likely

to benefit most from exposure through listing

and achieve the goal ofpreservation. "It represents

an opportunity to air their concerns before a

world audience and gain the momentum) suppOrt,

and influence that this listing conveys," she said.

Harvey Golub, chairman of American

Express, founding sponsor of the WorldMonuments Watch with a five-year commit~

ment of$5 million, announced the company's

renewal of its support with another $5

million over the next five years. He noted

that since 1996, the company already has

helped rescue 60 endangered sites in 27

countries. "American Express has a signifi­

cant stake in what WMF is trying to accom~

plish," he said. "The World Monuments

Watch list has made a big difference; it really

works. In addition to the tourism that these

sites attract, they are a source of pride for the

people of their areas and the country at large. These sites are

irreplaceable and the danger of losing them is very real."

Ms. Burnham also revealed that the new List of100 had

already yielded a $250,000 grant from WMF Vice Chairman

Robert W. Wilson's Challenge Program-toward restoration

of the neo-Gothic St. Thomas Church in Leipzig, Germany.

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World Monuments Watch Highlights New Sites, Relisted Sites, and Success Stories

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DURING RESTORATION,

Croatia: Franciscan

Monastery Library,

Dubrovnik

The Franciscan Monastery

project received a $35,000

American Express Watch

grant. This past May, the

Rebuild Dubrovnik Fund

(RDF) consigned $70,000

to WMF, which is to

assume administrative and

technical oversight for the

restoration of the library's

roof, floor structure, and

entrance. Funds have also

been provided by Croatia's

Ministry of Culture, and

RDF will contribute

another $5,000 at the

conclusion of the project.

individual donations

through Watch listing.

Success Story1998 List

an American} Ambassador

Walker said she was

particularly proud that the

Commander of the Sixth

Fleet, Admiral Murphy,

sent his rabbi and his priest.

Work has been accom~

plished through the

dedicated efforts of project

director Nicholas

Stavroulakis, the Central

Boatd ofJewish Communi·

ties in Greece} and WMF!

which raised $110,000 in

DURING EXCAVATION OF THE ETZ

HAYIM SYNAGOGUE COURTYARD OLD

TOMBSTONES WERE FOUND AND ARE

NOW DISPLAYED THERE.

October 9 and 10, 1999.

"It was a very moving event,"

said Jenonne Walker,

WMF's vice president for

Europe. "Guests came

from as far away as San

Francisco, and from

throughout Europe:' As

Success Story1996 ListGreece: Etz Hayim

Synagogue, Hania, Crete

Rededication of the

restored Etz Hayim

Synagogue took place on

Office in New York, told

Milestones at the Septem~

ber 14 press briefing for

the 2000 List of100. He

said that tourism is now

Turkey's second most

important industry after

export trade. Prior listing

genetated $35,000 in

Watch funding for the

Ani Archaeological Site

(previously listed in 1996

and 1998) and $25,000 fot

<;:atalhoyuk (also listed in

1996), as well as $100,000

for Hagia Sophia (listed in

1996 and 1997 and now

deemed to be out ofdanget).

Nh. NEMRUT ARCHAEOLOGICAL

SITE, LISTED IN 2000.

program builds upon

$250,000 in Ametican

Express grants in 1996 and

1997, which supported an

initial survey at Pompeii as

well as one conservation

project-restoration of the

frescoes at the first~century

tomb of Vestorius Priscus,

completed this past July.

The perils that prompted

Watch listing in 1996 and

1998 still remain-physical

threats, largely due to

inadequate maintenance

and conservation, and the

need to manage tourist

flow more effectively and

provide better interpreta~

tion for more than 2

million annual visitors.

Listed in 1996, 1998 and 2000

Turkey

Present Watch listing of

four ofTurkey's 60,000

ancient cultural treasures

would bring welcome

publicity to these sites and

the serious need for

protection, Selami

Karaibrahimgil, director of

the Turkish Tourist

KRESS FOUNDATION TRUSTEES AT

THE HOUSE OF THE SILVER WEDDING

ANNIVERSARY, WHERE CONSERVA­

TION PLANNING IS FUNDED BY THE

FOUNDATION THROUGH WMF.

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Since the first List of 100 Most Endangered Sites in 1996, 114 of 175 formerly listed sites have

shown progress. To date, $7.4 million in project funding from WMF and its donors has

attracted $17.8 million from other sources, typically new local sponsors and governments.

More than 40 sites are out of danger, while an additional 20 have advanced significantly toward

a better condition. Every two years, an independent panel of international experts reviews

every previously listed site and the new nominations. The World Monuments Watch List of 100

will always be a selection of 100 sites, yet WMF has a continuing commitment to report on

sites listed previously and to advocate for their protection and conservation.

China factory in the 19505, told Milestones that the WMFs Rebecca Anderson

"Shanxi figures large in include the removal of listing of St. Brendan's after visiting Ramle in ApriL

the histoty of China," said carved motifs, roof would help to raise the "The site remains derelict.

WMFs Vice President for brackets, and other vital profile of the twelfth· Renewed listing challenges6 Programs John Stubbs, support members. After century medieval church

who visited the region this the temple was listed as a which, ifproperly restored,

past Septembet. "The his to tic site in 1977, the would be worthy of tourist

province has a diverse government became attention despite its~ remote

cultural heritage, and it's involved in its conserva~ location. Listed in 2000

tion. Only a serious lack of

funding precludes stabili· Israel

zation of the building and Previous listing of the

conservation of surviving RamIe White Mosque

painted architectural Atchaeological Site

finishes. Listed in 2000 prompted a $10,000 Samuel THIRTEENTH-CENTURY MINARET

VICE PRESIDENT FOR PROGRAMS H. Kress Foundation grant,TOWER AT THE RAMLE WHITE

JOHN STUBBS WITH PROJECTMOSQUE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE.

Ireland which enabled the IstaelREPRESENTATIVES AT

XUANJIAN TOWER, YUCI CITY. The Celtic carvings on the Antiquities Authority to the nominator to prioritize

portal of St. Brendan's survey the ruins of the this ptoject and obtain

where four out of five of Cathedral are among the eighth.century mosque, additional financing :'

China's most important finest in Ireland. Barrie thought to be the oldest Listed in 1998 and 2000

Tang period (A.D. 618- Robinson, consul general outside Jerusalem. But the

906) sites are located:' ofIreland in New York, site's other significant Italy

Xuanjian Tower, the structures-eighth- WMF and the monuments

main building of the century cisterns and a superintendency are

Town God's Temple fourteenth-century completing the first year

complex, was begun in minaret tower-require of a three-year partnership

1362, and rebuilt and conservation assessment. to develop a comprehensive

enlarged in 1438, during "The Antiquities Authority conservation manual for

the Ming Dynasty. has a very large mandate Ancient Pompeii. Funded

Alterations, made when itMEDIEVAL CARVED PORTAL OF ST.

but scarce financial resources by a $600,000 grant from

was converted into a shoe BRENDAN'S CATHEDRAL. for conservation," observed the Kress Foundation, this

WMF Vice Chairman and Chairman of the Jewish Heritage Program

Ronald 5" lauder

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About his continued involvement

with WMF, Lauder applauds the

professionalism and expertise of the

WMF family, as well as their ability

to rise to challenges. "I feel a strong

personal connection to this work.

Together, we are dedicated to

honoring past achievements while

creating a better future and helping

to build a new future. There's still so

much to be done:'

Sandee Brawarsky

he partnered to recreate Gundel, the

renowned restaurant in Budapest;

the two also own and operate a

highly.acclaimed Hungarian vineyard.

It is not surprising to visit Gundel

and see the incredible art master­

pieces on the walls from Lauder's

private collection. The restaurant

also serves chicken paprikash from

an old Lauder family recipe.

Jewish Organizations, president of

the Jewish Narional Fund, and

treasurer of the World Jewish

Congress. He serves as either trustee

or board member of many others,

including the Jewish Theological

Seminary, Brandeis University, New

York La~dmarksConservancy, and

the Abraham Fund. He is a member

of the International Society for Yad

Vashem and the International Board

of Governors of the Tel Aviv

Museum.

With restaurateur George Lang,

RONALD LAUDER WITH CAMPERS AT THE RONALD $. LAUDER FOUNDATION!AMERICAN JOINT DISTRIllUTION

COMMtTTEE CAMP AT SZARVAS, HUNGARY.

In addition to his work with the

foundation, Ronald S. Lauder

devotes considerable time to other

cultural institutions and organiza­

tions involved in Jewish communal

life. He is chairman of the Museum

of Modern Art and the Neue Galerie

(recently established in New York),

chairman of the Conference of

Presidents of Major American

architects and conservators, looking

at plans, meeting community

members, making new discoveries.

Lauder's own family roots are in

Central Europe. Both sets ofgrand­

parents immigrated to America

around the turn of the century from

the Austro~Hungarianempire.

Although raised as an assimilated

Jew, Lauder developed a strong

commitment to revivingJewish life

while serving as U.S. Ambassador to

Austria. It was there that he recog­

nized the extent to which anti~

Semitism still permeated life iu

Central and Eastern Europe. He

then began to see himself as a person

with responsibility toward batding

destructive forces and someone with

the potential to forge important

changes. His mission, as he has

stated, is "not letting Adolf Hitler,

who tried to bring to an end a

thousand years ofJewish life in

Eastern and Central Europe, to have

a posthumous victory." And he has

succeeded in this pioneering work

and continues to do so. Some say he

has made miracles happen.

The 55-year old businessman and

philanthropist grew up in Manhattan

and attended the Bronx High School

of Science and later the Wharton

School at the University ofPennsyl­

vania, the Sorbonne, and the Goethe

Institute in Bad Reichenthal.

Germany. He spent 17 years work­

ing in the family cosmetic business

before dedicating himself to public

interest pursuits. In 1983, President

Reagan named him a deputy assistant

secretary of defense for European

and NATO policy. Subsequently, he

was appointed U.S. Ambassador to

Austria in 1986. Now, he again makes

his home in New York City, with his

wife Jo Carole. They are parents of

two daughters and have one grandson.

architecturaL religious, historicaL

and cultural significance all over the

world. Since the late 1980s, five

landmark synagogues have been

saved. "By preserving these proud

survivors of a Jewish past, we are

assuring a Jewish legacy for the

future," he said.

For the last decade, Lauder has

funded generously the operational

costs of the Jewish Heritage Program,

raised additional funds, matched

contributions toward its endowment,

and provided direct supporr for major

restoration projects: The Etz Hayim

Synagogue in Hania, Greece, recently

completed and rededicated; the

ancient Jewish cemetery on the Lido

in Venice, also newly finished; and

the Tempel Synagogue in Poland,

which is to be formally rededicated

with a gala event this spring. Addi­

tionally, he has supporred other WMF

projects, notably the conservation of

Constantin Brancusi's monumental

outdoor sculpture, the Endless Column

in Targu-Jiu, Romania.Passionate about this work, Lauder

believes strongly these sites are of

lasting value as cultural artifacts for the

entire world. A preservationist at

heart, he sees clearly the enduring

connections between past and future:

preserving memory is a task he takes

very seriously. Frequently, he makes

site visits, delighting in talking to

After stepping down from his post

as U.S. Ambassador to Austria in

1987, Lauder created the Ronald S.

Lauder Foundation, with the aim of

revitalizing Jewish life in Central and

Eastern Europe. Lauder was among

the first to recognize there existed in

the region a whole generation which,

although deprived ofaccess to its

Jewish heritage, yearned to recon­

nect to its roots. Today the Founda~

tion supports 58 educational and

community programs spread

throughout 15 countries and reach­

ing more than 7,500 children and

several thousand adults. Recently, he

returned from a European trip in

which he dedicated three new Jewish

schools: in Berlin, Vienna, and

Warsaw. During this historic trip,

Lauder was also honored by top

government officials and prominent

citizens in each country. He received

rhe Raoul Wallenberg Award in

Berlin, and a medal from Poland's

President Aleksander Kwasniewski,

and the Golden Medal of Distinction

for Service to the Republic of Austria

from the President of Austria

Thomas Klestil.

For Lauder, who has been inter­

ested in art and architecture since he

was a teenager studying and traveling

in Europe, his work with the WMF

well complements the educational

and cultural efforrs ofthe Foundation.

He is the founding chairman of

WMF's Jewish Heritage Program,

which documents, protects, and

preserves endangered Jewish sites of

T he majestic 1862 Tempel

Synagogue in Cracow, used as

a stable for Nazi officials during

World War II, now shines anew­

its stained glass windows restored,

its exquisitely-patterned wall designs

radiant. The Jewish community

again uses it. Surrounding the

synagogue, the historic neighbor~

hood, once a vital center ofJewish

life, devastated by the Holocaust,

shows signs of rebirth. Both of these

developments are related to the

visionary efforts of the Honorable

Ronald S. Lauder, a vice chairman of

the World Monument Fund's Board

ofTrustees. To say that his influence

is felt rhroughout Eastern and

Central Europe is an understatement.

TEMPEL SYNAGOGUE, CRACOW, DURING INTERIOR

RESTORATION, MIO-1999: Top, FROM LEFT: MARIAN SOBl5Z,

RESTORER; ARCHITECT JANUSZ SMOLSKI, WMF CONSULT­

ANT; PROf. hI,ENEU$Z PLUSKA, GOVERNMENT CONSULTANT;

ARCHITECT PAWEL KARASZKIEWICZ, WMF CONSULTANT.

BOTTOM, FROM LEFT: IWONA SOBISZ, RESTORER; AGNIESZKA

RACHTAN, CONTRACTOR'S REPRESENTATIVE; GENOWEFA

OGRABEK, GOVERNMENT OfFICIAL; KRYSTYNA GUJOA,

GOVERNMENT CONSULTANT; HALlNA BALAKOWSKA, RESTORER.

8

NEA Grant to WMF Endowment

II

European Offices

Hon. J enonne Walker, Vice President for Europe

Development and External Affairs

Laurie Beckelman, Vice President

Including World Monuments Fund in your will is an ideal

way to help sustain our projects around the globe. A

bequest to WMF can help ensure the-preservation of

mankind's most important artistic and architectural

heritage for generations to, come. It can also provide

significant estate tax savings.

For more information and suggestions for bequest

language, please contact laurie Beckelman, Vice Presi~

dent, World Monuments Fund, 949 Park Avenue, New

York, New York 10028. If you have already remembered

WMF in your will, please let us know-we would like to

thank you for your generosity.

WMF STAFF DIRECTORY

Kirstin Sechler, Director, World Monuments Watch Program;Mark Weber, Technical Director

Administration

Irene Bareis, Business Manager; Daniel Burke, Office

Manager; Jon Calame, Special Projects Manager; Johnette

Pride, Receptionist

Colin Amery, Special Advisor; Donatella Asta, VeniceProgram Representative; Brian Curran, WMF in Britain;

Stephen Eddy, Director ofPrograms, Italy; Naomi Gordon,

WMF in Britain; Carla T offolo, Coordinator, European Office

Rebecca Anderson, Director ofPublications; Martha Flach,

Archivist; James Harris, Development Associate; Holly

Hawkins, Travel and Publications Associate; Lisa Kahn,

Development Officer; Scott Leurquin, Director ofDevelop­ment; Chris Northrup, Assitant to the Vice President

Bonnie Burnham, President

Programs

John Stubbs, Vice President

ENSURING THE FUTURE OFMANKIND'S HERITAGE

PFAFFENHOFFEN

SYNAGOGUE +

Alsace, France

The Pfaffenhoffen

synagogue, a designated

national monument in

France, reopened this falL

Restoration of the only

surviving synagogue ofits

type was accomplished by

Pfaffenhoffen village and

the French government

with funding, in part,

provided by donors

through WMF.

owned by the Danan

family, purportedly

contains the only intact

historic synagogue fittings

and furnishings to be found

in Morocco. The project

also involved the Moroccan

Ministry of Culture and

UNESCO, as part of the

restoration campaign for

the medina of Fez.

OLD JEWISH CEMETERY

ON THE LIDO + Venice

Celebration of the

completed restoration of

the Lido cemetery rook

place during the 28th

general assembly of the

Association of Private

Committees for the

Safeguarding of Venice,

October 13-14. Donatella

Asta, WMFs Venice

program representative,

attended. The project

brought together support

from the Jewish community

of Venice, regional govern~

ment of the Veneto, Save

Venice Inc., and WMF.

IBN DANAN SYNAGOGUE +

Fez, Morocco

Watch listing in 1996

prompted the formation

of the Association for the

Danan Synagogue

Restoration and a $30,000

American Express grant to

the project. The synagogue

was rededicated in February

1999. The building, still

year in its second summer

internship program and

French~Americanteacher

exchange. A National

Endowment for the

Humanities Focus Grant

for curriculum develop~

ment has been awarded to

WMF's project partners,

the New Jersey Institute

ofTechnology's Center

for Architecture and

Building Science Research,

and the New York City

Board of Education.

Generous support from

Virginia Gilder, the

Florence Gould Foundation,

the Heckscher Foundation

for Children, and the New

York City Department of

Cultural Affairs has funded

WMF's ongoing work in

New York City.

Jewish Heritage

Work concluded this fall at

sites funded through WMF,

noted below. The Jewish

Heritage Program continues

to raise money for its flagshipproject, the nineteenth-century

Tempel Synagogue in Cracow,

scheduled for completion in thefirst halfof2000.

PRESERVATION HIGH

SCHOOL PLANS ADVANCE

As part of its continued

commitment to developing

a high school curriculum

in the restoration arts,

WMF participated this

has been installed by Les

Metalliers Champenois

(which has its U.S. office

in Paterson, NJ), in

coordination with the New

York City Metropolitan

Transportation Authority.

This follows completion of

work on the brownstone

base by Integrated

Conservation Resources of

New York.

United States

CHURCH OF ST. ANN

AND THE HOLY TRINITY,

BROOKLYN

This fall, the restored

historic fence at St. Ann's

suburban palace complex

near St. Petersburg, which

is on the 2000 list just

announced. Fundraising

activities this fall and winter

in London, including a

lecture, dinner, and

Russian Ball, will benefit

these projects. Projects for

restoration and planning,

currently in development

for the two sites, will begin

in the spring.

FLAG PAVILION AT YELAGIN ISLAND, ST, PETERSBURG. WMF IN BRITAIN HAS

SPEARHEADED PRESERVATION PLANNING AT THIS 1998 WORLD MONUMENTS

WATCH SITE,

European Sites ConferenceWMF hosted European World Monuments Watch site

representatives at a Conference on the European Heritage

in Danger, March 29~30, 1999, in Strasbourg, France,

organized in partnership with the Council of Europe,

Europa Nostra, and Save Europe's Heritage. The European

Union's Raphael Programme, American Express, and the

Samuel H. Kress Foundation sponsored the meeting. The

Council of Europe generously provided meeting facilities

in its building, as well as essential logistical support.

WMF has received $120,000 from the National Endowment

for the Arts to support enlargement of its endowment and

cash reserve. The grant stipulates a three~to~one match.

United Kingdom

World Monuments

Watch sites in and around

St. Petersburg, Russia

have attracted the

enthusiastic involvement

of WMF in Britain. So far

the affiliate has completed

a conditions survey on the

Flag Pavilion at Yelagin

Island (1998 List of 100)

and has begun a similar

survey of the Chinese

Palace at Oranienbaum, a

THE MAHARANI'S PALACE, FOCAL

WMF PROJECT AT THE WORLDMONUMENTS WATCH SITE OF

JAISALMER IN INDIA.

WMF Names India

Program Consultant

Arnita Baig, former

director ofgeneral projects

at the Indian National

Trust for Cultural and

Artistic Heritage

(INTACH), will oversee

projects receiving WMF

support: currently, a new

phase of diagnostic studies

to identify structural

problems at Jaisalmer, a

World Monuments

Watch site in Rajasthan;

and documentation,

conservation, and restora­

tion of the Clock Tower of

the Paradesi Synagogue in

Cochin, a WMF Jewish

Heritage Program project.

Ms. Baig will also serve as

Warch site liaison for India.10

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