Spielberg donates $1M to Jewish museum

PHILADELPHIA, July 4 (UPI) -- 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]                    

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