Fund will help fix monuments around the world

From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI) | Date: June 16, 1996| Author: | Copyright information

Etz Hayim is falling down.

And Etz Hayim, a synagogue on the Greek island of Crete that hasn't been restored since being damaged during World War II, is far from alone. It is No. 33 on a new list of the world's 100 most endangered historic sites.

The list was drawn up after nominations and review by worldwide experts enlisted by a 30-year-old New York-based non-profit group known as the World Monuments Fund, and is to be updated annually under a program known as World Monuments Watch.

There are, of course, a lot of "best," "worst," "most" and "least" lists around these days. But the World ...

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