Fall 2000		Vol. IV No. 1
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FoD's Günter Blobel Gives Nobel Prize Money to Frauenkirche and other Dresden Projects: Awards Total nearly $1 million.

Capping a week in which he was celebrated as one of the region's most accomplished native sons, Prof. Günter Blobel presented his check of $900,000 to the board of the Frauenkirche. The donation to the reconstruction effort is the largest single gift to date, and brings Blobel's personal support of the project to over $1 million. The presentation, made on June 22, 1000, represented the l ion's share of Prof. Blobel's 1999 Nobel Prize money. Also benefiting from his largesse are the Dresden Synagogue, which received $50,000, the Neustadter Rathaus and the Historic Neumarkt Society. Representing FoD were Directors Laura Maioglio, Steven C. Rockefeller, Jr., and Betsy Hills Bush and Honorary Director Henry H. Arnhold. The event, complete with music by a brass quartet let by Prof. Ludwig Guettler, took place in the Frauenkirche sanctuary, the first time this space had been used for a public purpose, and the first time music had been performed there. Previous ceremonies have been held in the undercroft or crypt, finished four years ago. Although surrounded by scaffolding, the ceiling and rim of the opening to the dome was visible. Completion is expected in 2004. Earlier in the week Prof. Blobel was made an Honorary Senator of Dresden's Technical University. He also attended the laying of the foundation stone of the city's new Synagogue. Another

Nobel Blobel: Prof. Blobel arrives at the Frauenkirche with (from center left) FoD Director Steven C. Rockefeller, Jr., Construction Director Eberhard Burger, and FoD Director Bets Hills Bush. Photo: M. Lauffer important project, the rebuilding of the Neumarkt, the streets in the Frauenkirche's immediate vicinity, gained momentum as Prof. Blobel urged those present to carry out the historical reconstruction, so that the Frauenkirche will be seen in its historical surroundings. Soon afterward, the city council voted to uphold this plan. Also in this issue…. Dresden Reflections…………………………….2 New Projects Attract Attention……………….3 Photos show construction progress………….3

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