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Berlin (dpa) - The Jewish Museum in Berlin, which currently has a special show entitled "Chrismukkah" on the similarities between Christmas and Hanukkah, welcomed its 3 millionth visitor just after New Year, officials said Wednesday.

Last year, the site attracted nearly 700,00 visitors, a fresh annual record. The German museum, the modern part of which was designed by Daniel Libeskind, opened in September 2001. The 3 million mark was passed on Monday.

The "Chrismukkah" show runs till January 29 and has so far attracted 35,000 visitors.

Copyright 2006 dpa Deutsche Presse-Agentur GmbH

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