On November 10, The White House announced Bardejov Jewish Preservation Committee founder, Emil A. Fish's appointment to the United States Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad.
The commission's purpose is to protect and preserve monuments and historic buildings in Eastern and Central Europe that are associated with the heritage of U.S. citizens, particularly endangered properties, and obtain, in cooperation with the Department of State, assurances from the governments of the region that the properties will be protected and preserved.
In addition the commission also seeks the preservation of similar types of properties, including related archival material. It additionally encourages and facilitates private and foreign government restoration and preservation projects.
The commission has agreements with twenty-eight countries including Slovakia. It is our hope that we can,working with the commission and the government of Slovakia, make further progress preserving the Jewish religious sites in Bardejov and create and appropriate monument commemorating the town's lost Jewish community.
More information about the United States Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad can be found on its web site:
www.heritageabroad.gov/
