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 site said.

Copyright 2008 by United Press International

Publication date: 04 July 2008

Source: UPI-1-20080704-12552300-bc-us-spielberg.xml

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