“I'm not Candide, nor Dr Pangloss, but we know that faith moves mountains.” — Daniel Libeskind

And it is very moving because one has to see the site not as just another site of development but it is a very special site. It is a site that souls and hearts of all Americans.

And of course I like Berlin a lot. It's such an interesting city.

It's a fantastic responsibility and a wonderful moment.

It's a project that touched me as an immigrant and as a New Yorker.