{"id":33171,"date":"2019-04-17T16:57:44","date_gmt":"2019-04-17T14:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stiftung-denkmal.de\/the-foundations-charter-and-commitees\/"},"modified":"2025-12-01T14:40:49","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T13:40:49","slug":"the-foundations-charter-and-commitees","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.stiftung-denkmal.de\/en\/foundation\/the-foundations-charter-and-commitees\/","title":{"rendered":"The Foundation&#8217;s Charter and Commitees"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"33171\" class=\"elementor elementor-33171 elementor-18904\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d3963f3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d3963f3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dbad8ab\" data-id=\"dbad8ab\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5c27d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"e5c27d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2401\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2401\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Foundation Act<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2401\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2401\"><p class=\"bodytext\"><strong>Act on the Establishment of the &#8220;Foundation Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe&#8221; of March 17, 2000, with amendments of July 3, 2009, and March 29, 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Act on the Establishment of the &#8216;Foundation Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe&#8217; of March 17, 2000 (Federal Law Gazette I p. 212), which was amended by Article 75 of the Act of March 29, 2017 (Federal Law Gazette I p. 626)&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\"><strong>\u00a7 1 &#8211; Establishment and Legal Form<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">Under the name of \u00bbFoundation Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe\u00ab, a foundation under public law with legal capacity at a federal level shall be established with headquarters in Berlin. The Foundation will come into being with the entry into force of this Act.<a name=\"BJNR021200000BJNE000201310\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\"><strong>\u00a7 2 &#8211; The Foundation&#8217;s Objective<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">(1) The objective of the Foundation is to commemorate the National Socialist genocide of European Jewry. The Foundation shall contribute to ensuring that all victims of the National Socialist regime are commemorated and honoured appropriately.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">(2) The Foundation realizes its purpose in particular by:<br \/>1. maintaining and operating the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe (Field of Stelae and Information Center),<br \/>2. maintaining a permanent exhibition in the Information Center,<br \/>3. organizing changing special exhibitions, lectures, and seminar events, and<br \/>4. producing accompanying publications to the necessary extent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">(3) The Foundation furthermore administers the Memorial to the Sinti and Roma Murdered under the National Socialist Regime and the Memorial to the Homosexuals Persecuted under the National Socialist Regime.<a name=\"BJNR021200000BJNE000300310\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\"><strong>\u00a7 3 &#8211; The Foundation&#8217;s Assets, Non-Profit Character<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">(1) With the entry into force of the Act concerning the establishment of a Foundation for the \u00bbMemorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe\u00ab, ownership of movable and immovable assets already made available and acquired by the Federal Government of Germany for the endowment fund for the \u00bbMemorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe\u00ab is transferred to the Foundation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">(2) To fulfil its remit, the Foundation will receive an annual subsidy from the Federal Government calculated according to the federal budget current at the time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">(3) The Foundation is entitled to accept donations from third parties.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">(4) The resources of the Foundation are to be used only within the framework of the Foundation&#8217;s Objectives.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">(5) The Foundation is exclusively and directly committed to pursuing non-profit goals as defined under the section of the tax code relating to \u00bbobjectives attracting tax concessions\u00ab. No person may receive disbursements that are alien to the objective of the Foundation, nor receive disproportionately high remuneration.<a name=\"BJNR021200000BJNE000401310\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\"><strong>\u00a7 4 &#8211; The Foundation&#8217;s Constituent Bodies<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">The Foundation&#8217;s organs are:<br \/>1. the Board of Trustees,<br \/>2. the Director, and<br \/>3. the Advisory Board.<a name=\"BJNR021200000BJNE000501310\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\"><strong>\u00a7 5 &#8211; Board of Trustees<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">(1) The Board of Trustees is made up of the following members appointed from the following institutions:<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">1. The German Bundestag<br \/>\u2013 the President of the German Bundestag and<br \/>\u2013 one member for every 100 members (or fraction thereof) from each parliamentary group represented in the German Bundestag,<br \/>2. the Federal Government, two members,<br \/>3. the Senate of the State of Berlin, two members,<br \/>4. the Foundation for the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, three members,<br \/>5. the Central Council of Jews in Germany, two members,<br \/>6. the Jewish Community of Berlin, one member,<br \/>7. the Jewish Museum Berlin, one member,<br \/>8. the Topography of Terror Foundation, one member,<br \/>9. the Working Group of Concentration Camp Memorials in Germany, one member.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">Members may transfer their vote to another member of the Board of Trustees or be represented by a written or electronic individual power of attorney if they are prevented from attending the meeting for important reasons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">(2) The Board of Trustees decides all fundamental issues within the Foundation&#8217;s remit, in particular:<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">1. the appointment of the Director,<br \/>2. the budget to be drawn up by the Director,<br \/>3. the appointment of the members of the Advisory Board.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">The Board of Trustees oversees the activities of the Director.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">(3) The Board of Trustees is chaired by the President of the German Bundestag or his or her deputy. The deputy is to be appointed from the midst of the Board of Trustees.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">(4) Meetings are convened by the Director at the behest of the chairperson of the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees has a quorum if more than half of its members are present or represented. The Board of Trustees makes decisions on the basis of a simple majority. In the event of an equal distribution of votes, the chairperson has the casting vote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">(5) The institutions appointing members to the Board of Trustees can recall such members and replace them with other members.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\"><strong>\u00a7 6 &#8211; Director<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">(1) The Director is appointed by the Board of Trustees for a five-year term. Reappointment is permitted. As of 11 July 2009, the former Executive Director of the Foundation Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe is appointed Director.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">(2) The Director is responsible for implementing the resolutions of the Board of Trustees and conducting the business of the Foundation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\"><strong>\u00a7 7 &#8211; Advisory Board<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">(1) The Advisory Board consists of at least twelve members. These are appointed by the Board of Trustees for four years. Reappointment is permitted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">(2) The Advisory Board advises the Board of Trustees and the Director.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\"><strong>\u00a7 8 &#8211; Honorary Status<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">The members of the Board of Trustees and the Advisory Board are appointed on an honorary basis. They are compensated for travelling expenses according to the relevant federal statutes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\"><strong>\u00a7 9 &#8211; Employees<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">Employees of the Foundation are employed on the basis of the collective salary agreements and other provisions for employees of the Federal Government applicable at the time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\"><strong>\u00a7 10 &#8211; Budget, Audit, Supervisory Control<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">(1) The Foundation&#8217;s management of its budget, its cash management and accounting, along with its financial reporting, are subject to the regulations applicable to federal agencies. The Foundation&#8217;s financial practices and management procedures are subject to auditing by the German Auditor General&#8217;s office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">(2) The Foundation is subject to the supervisory control of the highest relevant federal authority.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\"><strong>\u00a7 11 &#8211; Charter<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">The Foundation draws up its own charter, which is approved by the Board of Trustees with a majority of three quarters of its members. The same applies to amendments to this charter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\"><strong>\u00a7 12 \u2013 Official Seal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">The Foundation holds an official seal bearing a special form of the federal eagle and the circumscription \u00bbFoundation Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe\u00ab.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9614174\" data-id=\"9614174\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec65404 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"ec65404\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2471\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2471\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Board of Trustees<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2471\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2471\"><p><strong>Julia Kl\u00f6ckner, <\/strong>MdB, CDU\/CSU, President of the German Bundestag, Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.julia-kloeckner.de\">www.julia-kloeckner.de<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Benz<\/strong>, Spokesperson for the Advisory Board, guest with advisory vote<br \/><strong><br \/>Hetty Berg<\/strong>, Director of the Jewish Museum Berlin, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jmberlin.de\/\">www.jmberlin.de<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mark Dainow<\/strong>, Vice-President of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zentralratderjuden.de\/\">www.zentralratderjuden.de<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Alexander Dobrindt, <\/strong>MdB, CDU\/CSU, Federal Minister of the Interior, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmi.bund.de\/DE\/ministerium\/leitung\/minister\/minister.html\">https:\/\/www.bmi.bund.de<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Prof. Dr. Axel Drecoll<\/strong>, Director of the Brandenburg Memorials Foundation, representative of the Working Group of Concentration Camp Memorial Sites in Germany, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stiftung-bg.de\/\">www.stiftung-bg.de<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Franziska Eichst\u00e4dt-Bohlig<\/strong>, Association for the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nancy Faeser<\/strong>, MdB, SPD, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nancy-faeser.de\">www.nancy-faeser.de<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kay Forster<\/strong>, <strong>Association for the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe<\/strong><strong><br \/>Florian Hauer<\/strong>, Staatssekret\u00e4r f\u00fcr Bundes- und Europaangelegenheiten und Internationales, Bevollm\u00e4chtigter des Landes Berlin beim Bund<br \/><strong><br \/>Dr. Gideon Joffe<\/strong>, Chairman of the Board of the Jewish Community of Berlin, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jg-berlin.org\/\">www.jg-berlin.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. Ottilie Klein<\/strong><strong>, <\/strong>Member of the German Bundestag, CDU\/CSU, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ottilieklein.de\">www.ottilieklein.de<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Andrea Lindholz<\/strong>, Member of the German Bundestag, CDU\/CSU, Vizepr\u00e4sidentin des Deutschen Bundestages, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lindholz.de\/\">www.lindholz.de<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. Mathias Middelberg<\/strong>, Member of the German Bundestag, CDU\/CSU, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mathias-middelberg.de\/\">www.mathias-middelberg.de<\/a><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bodo Ramelow<\/strong>, Member of the German Bundestag, Die Linke, Vice-President of the German Parliament, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bodo-ramelow.de\/\">www.bodo-ramelow.de<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cerstin Richter-Kotowski, <\/strong>State Secretary for Culture, Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion, Berlin <\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. Andrea Riedle<\/strong>, Managing Director, Topography of Terror Foundation, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.topographie.de\/topographie-des-terrors\/\">www.topographie.de\/topographie-des-terrors<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Milena Rosenzweig-Winter<\/strong>, Member of the Directorate and Member of the Presidium of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zentralratderjuden.de\/\">www.zentralratderjuden.de<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lea Rosh<\/strong>, Chairwoman of the F\u00f6rderkreis Denkmal f\u00fcr die ermordeten Juden Europas e.V., deputy Chairwoman of the Board of Trustees, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lea-rosh.de\/\">www.lea-rosh.de<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Marlene Sch\u00f6nberger<\/strong>, Member of the German Bundestag, B\u00fcndnis 90\/Die Gr\u00fcnen, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marlene-schoenberger.de\">www.marlene-schoenberger.de<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. Wolfram Weimer, <\/strong>Minister of State for Culture and Media, <a href=\"https:\/\/kulturstaatsminister.de\/\">https:\/\/kulturstaatsminister.de<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dirk Wiese<\/strong>, Member of the German Bundestag, SPD, <a href=\"https:\/\/dirkwiese.de\/\">www.dirkwiese.de<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2472\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2472\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Advisory Board<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2472\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2472\"><p><b>Dr. Agnieszka W. Wierzcholska<\/b>, Assistant Professor, Centre d&#8217;histoire de Sciences Po, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencespo.fr\/histoire\/fr\/annuaire\/wierzcholska-agnieszka\">www.sciencespo.fr\/histoire\/fr\/annuaire\/wierzcholska-agnieszka<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Prof. Dr. Andrea L\u00f6w<\/strong>, Institute for Contemporary History Munich, Academic Director of the Center for Holocaust Studies, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ifz-muenchen.de\">www.ifz-muenchen.de<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Christoph Heubner<\/strong>, Executive Vice President of the International Auschwitz Committee, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.auschwitz.info\/de\/aktuelles.html\">www.auschwitz.info\/de\/aktuelles.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Prof. Dr. Ekaterina Makhotina<\/strong>, Dept. for Eastern European History, Institute for<br \/>Historical Sciences at the University of Bonn, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.osteuropa.uni-bonn.de\/mitarbeiter\/dr.-katja-makhotina\">www.osteuropa.uni-bonn.de\/mitarbeiter\/dr.-katja-makhotina<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. Frank Reuter<\/strong>, Head of the Research Centre for Antigypsyism, Heidelberg University, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uni-heidelberg.de\/fakultaeten\/philosophie\/zegk\/histsem\/mitglieder\/reuter.html\">www.uni-heidelberg.de\/fakultaeten\/philosophie\/zegk\/histsem\/mitglieder\/reuter.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>G\u00fcnter Dworek<\/strong>, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Hirschfeld-Eddy Foundation, Lesbian and Gay Association in Germany, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lsvd.de\/de\/\">www.lsvd.de<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Prof. Dr. J\u00f6rg Skriebeleit<\/strong>, Director of the Flossenb\u00fcrg Concentration Camp Memorial, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gedenkstaette-flossenbuerg.de\/de\/\">www.gedenkstaette-flossenbuerg.de<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lea Rosh<\/strong>, chairwoman of the F\u00f6rderkreis Denkmal f\u00fcr die ermordeten Juden Europas e.V., <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lea-rosh.de\/\">www.lea-rosh.de<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Prof. Dr. Mirjam Wenzel<\/strong>, Director of the Jewish Museum Frankfurt am Main, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.juedischesmuseum.de\/\">www.juedischesmuseum.de<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Prof. Dr. Thomas Beddies<\/strong>, Charit\u00e9 \u2013 Universit\u00e4tsmedizin Berlin \/ Institute for the History of Medicine and Ethics of Medicine, <a href=\"https:\/\/medizingeschichte.charite.de\/\">www.medizingeschichte.charite.de<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. Tim M\u00fcller<\/strong>, State Agency for Civic Education Rheinland-Pfalz, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lpb.rlp.de\/\">https:\/\/www.lpb.rlp.de\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. Ulrike Winkler<\/strong>, historian and political scientist<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Benz<\/strong>, Speaker<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-862a794 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"862a794\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eed7a1a\" data-id=\"eed7a1a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07aed6f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"07aed6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Foundation Act Act on the Establishment of the &#8220;Foundation Memorial<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":33179,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-33171","page","type-page","status-publish"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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