Actress Jennifer Jason Leigh, who arrived as a guest of honor at the Jerusalem Film Festival, visited the Western Wall for the first time in her life this morning.
Jennifer toured the Western Wall Tunnels and the newly opened ‘Gateway to Heaven’ exhibit, which is now available to visitors at the Western Wall. She met with the rabbi of the Western Wall and Holy Sites, Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, and the director of the Western Wall Heritage Foundation, Mr. Mordechai (Suli) Eliav.
The actress was moved by her visit to the Western Wall and remarked that she knows she has a mission to be an ambassador for the Jewish people worldwide. She was invited to return for another tour with her family.
German Member of Parliament Stephan Mayer at the Western Wall
During the visit, Mayer met with the rabbi of the Western Wall and the holy sites, Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, who thanked him for his steadfast support of the State of Israel and the Jewish people.
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July 13, 2026
