▁also ▁considered ▁inferior ▁to ▁the ▁zo os ▁of ▁Tel ▁Av iv ▁and ▁Ha ifa . ▁ ▁Jerusalem ▁mayor ▁Ted dy ▁Kol lek , ▁who ▁took ▁office ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁zoo ' s ▁main ▁supp or ters ▁and ▁fund - rais ers ▁through ▁his ▁Jerusalem ▁Foundation . ▁Kol lek ▁promoted ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁moving ▁the ▁zoo ▁to ▁a ▁larger ▁location ▁and ▁upgrad ing ▁it ▁to ▁a ▁state - of - the - art ▁institution , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁tour ist ▁site ▁that ▁would ▁appeal ▁to ▁sec ular ▁and ▁religious ▁Jewish ▁families ▁and ▁Arab ▁families ▁al ike . ▁Ar ound ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁under ▁the ▁aus p ices ▁of ▁the ▁Jerusalem ▁Foundation , ▁the ▁T isch ▁family ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁agreed ▁to ▁pay ▁$ 5   mill ion ▁toward ▁the ▁$ 3 0   mill ion ▁cost ▁of ▁the ▁project . ▁Another ▁$ 1 0   mill ion ▁was ▁raised ▁through ▁sale ▁of ▁the ▁lot ▁in ▁Rom ema , ▁which ▁was ▁converted ▁to ▁housing . ▁The ▁Jerusalem ▁municipality , ▁the ▁Israel ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Tour ism , ▁the ▁Jerusalem ▁Foundation , ▁and ▁private ▁spons ors ▁also ▁contributed . ▁ ▁Mal ha ▁( 1 9 9 3 – present ) ▁The ▁zoo ▁closed ▁its ▁site ▁in ▁Rom ema ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁and ▁re open ed ▁in ▁the ▁Mal ha ▁valley , ▁ ▁south west ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁center , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁zoo ▁today ▁▁ ▁The