Museum gets gift from Broad

Billionaire philanthropist Eli Broad will give $1 million to the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia to help pay for the construction of its new home and future exhibitions.

The gift will be paid in five installments by 2012, Broad said in an interview. His contribution helps push the museum’s $150-million fundraising goal to about $102 million, said Gwen Goodman, the museum’s executive director.