tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918154958856402553.post3853855440834299155..comments2023-09-15T10:30:47.916-04:00Comments on plundered art: What lies at the heart of HEART?plundered arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03190272299610799123noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918154958856402553.post-44015345965370740392011-06-16T10:15:54.722-04:002011-06-16T10:15:54.722-04:00Posted by Bobby Brown, Executive Director of Proje...Posted by Bobby Brown, Executive Director of Project HEART – Holocaust Era Asset Restitution Taskforce (write with questions to english@heartwebsite.org or visit www.heartwebsite.org to form your own opinion)<br /> <br />Dear HARP:<br /><br />I read your blog with interest and although everyone is entitled to an opinion, I would like to set the facts straight point-by-point:<br /><br />I, Bobby Brown, am not a spokesperson for the Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI). I have been hired by JAFI in the role of the Executive Director of Project HEART.<br /><br />Project HEART is a nonprofit initiative of JAFI, funded by and in cooperation with the Government of Israel.<br /><br />The ultimate aim of Project HEART is to provide the tools to secure a measure of justice for eligible Jewish victims and their heirs. <br /><br />Project HEART is working to create a strong partnership with the Claims Conference, as it has done and will continue to do with many other Non-Governmental Organizations (as evidenced on its website http://heartwebsite.org/Sponsors.aspx), and other governmental and non-governmental authorities. <br /><br />Project HEART has released a database of 1.5 million Jewish Holocaust era properties. This includes nearly one million addresses and much more http://heartwebsite.org/ArchivalResearch.aspx.<br /><br />The focus of Project HEART is the restitution of the Holocaust era private property. Every Holocaust survivor as well as the heirs of victims who had property and have not received any restitution for that property is free to decide whether to join for their families’ heritage.<br /><br />The eligibility to complete a Questionnaire does not require proof of ownership, nor is this available to most claimants at this time. Eventual negotiations with various countries and entities will require agreements regarding the process of researching and validating individual claims. <br /><br />Project HEART is NOT administered at the expense of Jewish Holocaust survivors or their families. It is a cooperative effort of the Jewish Agency for Israel and the Government of Israel. <br /><br />Write with questions to english@heartwebsite.org or visit www.heartwebsite.org to form your own opinion.<br /> <br />Bobby Brown, Executive Director of Project HEARTAnyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07054831192995534991noreply@blogger.com