Overview
- Summary
- The official Web site of the United States Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad, a U.S. Government Agency. The Commission identifies cultural properties in Eastern and Central Europe associated with the heritage of U.S. citizens, including cemeteries, monuments, and historic buildings. It also negotiates agreements with the governments of the region on the preservation of the properties. A focus is placed on properties endangered by the genocide of cultural minorities in the region, such as the Holocaust's annihilation of its Jewish population.
- Variant Title
- United States Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad
- Format
- Online resource
- Published
- Washington, DC : United States Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad
- Locale
- Europe
United States - Notes
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Title from home page (viewed 13 July 2006).
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Physical Details
- Language
- English
- External Link
-
http://www.heritageabroad.gov/
Keywords & Subjects
- Subjects
- Historic preservation--Europe. Cultural property--Protection--Europe. War memorials--Conservation and restoration--Europe. World War, 1939-1945--Monuments--Conservation and restoration. United States--Cultural policy. Jewish cemeteries--Conservation and restoration--Europe. United States Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad.
- Record last modified:
- 2008-08-14 13:16:00
- This page:
- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/bib119799
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