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Jewish Children’s Museum
UPDATE
The
Western Wall
NOW IN
Brooklyn!
Perhaps the highlight of the new
“Voyage Through Jewish History”
exhibition is a stunning replica of the
Western Wall in Jerusalem. Created by Niche
Designs, this stunning replica stands at 12.5’
high by 31’ long. The designers spent many
months studying photographs and video
footage to ensure a high quality copy.
The Western Wall, or Kotel, in Jerusalem was
part of the Temple Mount retaining wall
built in the first century b.c.e. When the
Temple was destroyed, this wall remained
standing.
The Western Wall has figured prominently in
the Jewish consciousness for centuries.
Generations dreamed of appearing before
the old stone wall, even just once. Jews
throughout the ages have visited the
Western Wall to offer prayers at this holy
location, because, as the sages teach, the
Divine Presence that was manifest in the
Temple never departed.
Nearly two thousand years later, the wall still
stands. The wall is thus a symbol of Jewish
survival and hope for the future—the
rebuilding of the Temple and the
Messianic Era.
As part of this exhibit, visitors are invited to
write their prayers and insert them into the
wall, just as is done at the Western Wall in
Jerusalem. These notes, inserted by museum
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