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After Delays, San Francisco Museum Finally Breaks Ground

JL;DR SUMMARY The Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco has finally commenced construction on a new Daniel Libeskind-designed building after overcoming multiple delays and financial hurdles. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CultureCommunity SupportCultural InstitutionsSan FranciscoArchitectureContemporary Jewish MuseumDaniel LibeskindEconomic ChallengesMuseum DesignDelayed Projects

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San Francisco, California, United States
"So said San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom in his remarks at the ground-breaking of The Contemporary Jewish Museum, and the phrase could not have been more appropriate."
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
"The blue diamond-shaped panels for the museums exterior will be fabricated by the same Kansas City, Mo., firm that created special copper paneling for the de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park,"
Berkeley, California, United States
"Then, in late 2001, the museum announced a merger with Berkeleys Judah L. Magnes Museum, but that, too, was not meant to be."
Oakland, California, United States
"Josh Richman covers politics and legal affairs for the Oakland Tribune and its San Francisco Bay Area sister newspapers."
New York, United States
"Libeskind who since has helped conceive the Freedom Tower planned for New York Citys Ground Zero designed the addition:"

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