 De Rothschild died before he could realize his vision, and after his death the James de Rothschild Foundation was established to fulfill his dream.The Foundation appointed the British representative of the family, Max Rowe, to turn the dream into reality.He organized a special committee whose members included, among others, the mayor of Jerusalem Teddy Kollek, the Director General of the Ministry of Tourism, Meir de Shalit, and the Foreign Minister at the time, Abba Eban, who headed the committee.