RE: [Cz-L]Re: US Commission on Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad

If donations are tax deductable (as the letter said could be done), it may be possible to raise substantially more funds.

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From: bounce-38108952-14854854_at_list.cornell.edu on behalf of Miriam Taylor
Sent: Sun 10/2/2011 12:42 AM
To: Bruce Reisch; CZERNOWITZ-L
Subject: [Cz-L]Re: US Commission on Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad

I wrote to the commission last year and received the reply I copy below:

> From: "Jeffrey L. Farrow" <farrow_at_heritageabroad.gov>
> Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2010 13:19:33 -0400
> To: <mirtaylo_at_indiana.edu>
> Cc: Katrina Krzysztofiak <krzysztofiak_at_heritageabroad.gov>
> Subject: Fwd: Request for the commission to accept a project in the Ukraine
>
> Dear Ms. Taylor,
>
> Thank you for writing the Commission regarding the restoration and
> preservation of the Jewish cemetery in Chernivtsi, Ukraine. Chairman Miller
> has asked me to respond.
>
> We were happy to learn of the founding of the Czernowitz Jewish Cemetery
> Restoration Organization (CJCRO) and its efforts. Restoration and
> preservation of the cemetery is a noble cause, and the Commission was
> established by law to help such projects in certain ways.
>
> The Commission does not have funds that can help financially but we can also
> receive funds on a tax deductible basis and disburse the full amount of such
> monies for site preservation projects. The Commission's government funding is
> limited to its operations and is specifically not for restoration or
> preservation of sites.
>
> We can also try to help persuade Ukrainian officials to prevent development on
> the property and otherwise assist in its preservation, and this may be where
> we can be of the most help to the CJCRO. Are there specific requests you have
> of the city now other than to address the current encroachment and prevent
> further desecration of the site?
>
> Again, thank you for your initiative. We look forward to being of help where
> we can.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Jeffrey L. Farrow
> Executive Director
> U.S. Commission for
> the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad

Since there has been no development or encroachment on the cemetery,
in the last few years, I have not asked the commission for any specific
help.

Mimi

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