ROME, June 21, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- His Holiness
Pope Francis, Israel's 9th
President Shimon Peres, Chairman of
the International Board of the Friends of Zion museum in
Jerusalem and Dr. Mike Evans, the Museum's Founder made a joint
statement promoting peace and calling for an end to acts of
violence in the name of religion. Peres also presented his
Holiness Pope Francis with a unique piece of art from the Friends
of Zion Founders gallery. The piece depicts a dreamlike biblical
scene of Abraham answering to the high calling on a backset with
the Hebrew word Hinneni, meaning Here Am I.
Peres and Evans also shared the story of Irena Sendler, one of the heroes depicted in the
museum. Sendler, a young Catholic nurse, smuggled
approximately 2,500 Jewish children out of the Warsaw Ghetto and
then provided them with false identity documents and shelter
outside the Ghetto. In 1965, Sendler was recognized by the
State of Israel as one of the
Righteous among the Nations. Dr. Mike
Evans, founder of the FOZ museum, spoke of the importance of
friendships between all people and nations, which is even more
important today with rising anti-Semitism worldwide.
The FOZ museum is one of the newest attractions in the very
heart of Jerusalem, inviting
visitors from all over the world to experience the courageous
stories of those who stood by in support of the Jewish people and
the state of Israel in the last
200 years. Magnificently told, the museum uses groundbreaking
technology, allowing visitors to experience the unfolding story as
though stepping back in time. From 3D presentation and giant touch
screens to projection mapping on unique sculptures and complex roto
scope animations that transform live-action video footage into a
painted media.
The heroes presented in the museum include US President
Harry Truman, British Prime Minister
Winston Churchill, Prof.
George W. Bush, Orde Wingate, and Righteous Among the Nations
such as Oskar Schindler,
Raoul Wallenberg, Irena Sendler and the Ten Boom family, who
risked their lives to save Jews persecuted throughout the world
The Friends of Zion Museum opened in Jerusalem last September and has set itself a
goal of serving as a bridge, connecting people from around the
world and motivating more communities to come out in support of
Israel.
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Museum Address: Friends of Zion Museum, 20 Yosef Rivlin
Street, Jerusalem. The Museum is currently open to visitors,
reservation recommended on the Museum's
website: www.fozmuseum.com or by emailing
our reservation department
at reservations@fozhc.com or +972-2-532-9400.
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