Dear Mr. Director,

Thank you very much for your letter dated October 24, 2001 addressed to Federal President Dr. Thomas Klestil. The Federal President is very pleased to hear about your fruitful work with the Austrian "Gedenkdiener". He shares your hope that this highly valuable program can also be continued in the future.

President Klestil has asked me to bring your letter to the attention of the Federal Minister of the Interior who is responsible for the "Gedenkdienst" project.

Sincerely yours,

Ambassador Helmut Tuerk

Mr. David G. Marvell, Ph.D.
Director of the Museum of Jewish Heritage
One Battery Park Plaza
New York, NY 10004-1484
U.S.A.