After years of delays and strife, Jerusalem Tolerance Museum nears completion
The Simon Wiesenthal Center’s building, slated to be 4 times larger than Yad Vashem, is already an imposing presence as it readies to open next year. But is it also an imposition?
In addition, there will be two theaters, an international conference center, a grand hall, an indoor/outdoor café, a gift shop, a library (including a display of special archival letters), classrooms, a public plaza, a sunken 1,200-seat outdoor amphitheater built around the remains of a Roman aqueduct, and underground parking.
Inside the exhibit spaces, the museum’s backers promise a new, cutting-edge museum experience, along with a lavish sprinkling of Hollywood style.
The center prizes its place as part of the Tinseltown ecosystem, hosting
movie stars and other celebrities. Photographs supplied by the center
for this article featured well-known actors and other VIPs, and Hier,
like many fundraisers, is no stranger to hobnobbing with celebrities. ....
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