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Menachem Begin Heritage Foundation |
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Former Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin is considered by many to be one of the key individuals who helped bring the state of Israel to reality. In commemoration of the late leader, a museum scale memorial centre was developed in the City of Jerusalem, the country’s capital. The Asper Foundation supported the initiative through a significant donation. In 2002, The Asper Foundation contributed $1 million towards the capital campaign and Graduate Student Scholarship Program of the Menachem Begin Heritage Center in Israel. The Menachem Begin Heritage Center is one of the major program initiatives of The Menachem Begin Heritage Foundation. The objective of the foundation is to perpetuate the thoughts, deeds and achievements of Prime Minister Menachem Begin, representing a major part of the Jewish experience of the 20th century. The 65,000 square foot four-story complex houses the Begin Archives and Library, the Begin Museum, the Begin Research Institute, lecture halls and video screening rooms. The Begin Archives and Library houses documents, letters, speeches, videotapes, conference minutes, interviews and audiotapes related to Prime Minister Begin’s life. The Begin Museum employs cutting edge technology to portray every facet of Begin’s life, work and accomplishments. A special section is devoted to the life of his wife Aliza Begin. The Begin Research Institute is a dynamic place where scholars study, record and publish topics such as Striving for Freedom, Peace and International Understanding, Project Renewal: Impacting Socio-Economic Change, The Ethics of Governance and Begin’s View of Judaism. The lecture halls and video screening rooms are a meeting place for visiting groups, especially soldiers, students and schoolchildren.
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