Task: Translation
Input (English): He spent about 20,000 shekels -LRB- US$ 4,500 -RRB- of his own money in order to create the museum , despite the alienation of his own brother , the rejection of the Arab news media , and a public that is slow to accept his ideas .
Output (English): He spent about 20,000 shekels (US$4,500) of his own money in order to create the museum, despite the alienation of his own brother, the rejection of the Arab news media, and a public that is slow to accept his ideas.