Spielberg donates $1M to Jewish museum

Filmmaker Steven Spielberg's Righteous Persons Foundation reportedly has given $1 million to the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia. Spielberg's films include Schindler's List,Amistad,Saving Private Ryan,ET: The Extra-Terrestrial and the four Indiana Jones movies. The Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported his foundation's donation will go to the museum's $150 million capital campaign. To be located between the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall, the museum's new five-floor building is expected to feature a large collection of Jewish Americana, the agency said. The new building is to open in 2010, the museum's Web... [read full story]