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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.
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NEA Grant to WMF Endowment
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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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