 His sister-in-law, Esther G. Gottesman, perceived the importance of the scrolla and encouraged him to purchase and donate them to Israel.The shrine, located adjacent to the Israel Museum in western Jerusalem, was funded by a foundation established by Gottesman's children as a memorial to their father.Samuel Gottesman was the uncle of billionaire David Gottesman, the grandfather of sports psychologist Steven Ungerleider, and the great grandfather of physician and film producer, Shoshana R. Ungerleider.