JCM Unveils Long Awaited Jewish History Exhibit

Yesterday, Thursday the first of March, the Jewish Children’s Museum in Crown Heights had a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Unveiling the Land of Israel Gallery on the all-new 6,000 square foot floor, ‘A Voyage through Jewish History’ which is set to open on April 1st 2012. Yuli Edelstein, Israel’s Minister of Public Affairs and the Diaspora opened the Gallery, in the presence of Eliezer Shkedi, CEO of El Al.

The highlight of this brand new exhibit is a stunning replica of the Western Wall. Visitors will be invited to write their prayers on a note and insert it into the wall just as they do at the wall in Jerusalem. “The Western Wall is a special place for us. All the Notes that will be inserted into this wall will be sent to isreal and inserted into the real wailing wall. “Here at the JCM we can pretend that we are at the Wall in Jerusalem even though we are thousands of miles away,” says Nathen Cohen age 9.

The Land of Israel pavilion will offer attendees an opportunity to wander through a garden comprised of the seven species mentioned in the Bible; play the exciting first fruits race; and visit this one-of-its-kind replica of the Western Wall of Jerusalem. Its exhibits are accessible to all children, regardless of background or religion, as are all the displays that fill every corner of the Museum’s 50,000 square foot, $35 million facility.