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The article discusses the efforts of Sharon Rosen Leib to raise awareness and highlight the significant contributions of Jewish founders in the establishment and growth of Hollywood, particularly her great-grandfather Sol M. Wurtzel, at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles.
The Academy Museum in Los Angeles has launched a new permanent exhibit, "Hollywoodland: Jewish Founders and the Making of a Movie Capital," which highlights the contribution of early 20th century Jewish Hollywood pioneers like the Warner brothers, Louis B. Mayer, and Adolph Zukor.
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures initially faced controversy for not including the story of the Jewish immigrant founders of the motion picture industry in its permanent exhibit.