Tolerance Monument

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The Tolerance Monument in Jerusalem accompanied by the words "In Solidarity With Tolerance" in English, Hebrew and Arabic.

The Tolerance Monument (Hebrew פסל הסובלנות) is an outdoor sculpture located in a park near Goldman Promenade in Jerusalem, Israel. The monument was designed by Polish sculptor Czesław Dźwigaj, known for his religious art, in collaboration with sculptor Michal Kubiak. The project was funded by Polish businessman Aleksander Gudzowaty to promote peace and tolerance in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Etched on a stone at the entrance to the park are the following words: "The monument is in the form of two halves of a broken column, which stand divided but still linked, on the ruins of a nameless and ageless temple. An olive tree grows in the middle of the split column and with its leaves seeks to encompass and shade both halves. The tree enables the two parts of the column to link together in symbolic coexistence. It cannot be known when the break will heal, when the two sides will grow back together but it can be seen that between the branches of the olive tree a new seed is sprouting, a golden grain of tolerance."

The monument is situated on a hill marking the divide between Jewish Armon HaNetziv and Arab Jabel Mukaber, just outside the United Nations headquarters.

See also

• Center for Human Dignity
• Monument
• Tolerance

External links

• A PowerPoint presentation detailing Jerusalem's Tolerance Monument proposal
• The Jerusalem Foundation highlighting the erection of the Tolerance Monument and Park
• Interview with Aleksander Gudzowaty regarding the Tolerance Monument
• Unveiling of the Tolerance monument at Getty Images