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Spring/Summer 2014
Vol. 1 Issue 8
Leadership with a Global Reach
LEADERSHIP WITH A GLOBAL REACH
leadership with a global reach
To Jews, there is no more important word than memory – a concept deeply imbedded in Jewish tradition. That’s what we
do every year at the Passover Seder. We remember the past in order to apply its lessons to today. : In a few month’s
world leaders will gather at Normandy to commemorate the 70th anniversary of D-Day, when brave men and women
assembled to liberate the world from Nazism. It will surely be one of the last commemorations where some of the heroes
who freed Europe will still be with us. : But there is something else that every freedom loving person should remember;
that whenever you have to play catch-up, the task is harder and the sacrifice is always going be greater. : Had the world
heeded Winston Churchill in the ‘30s, millions would have been spared. In a speech broadcast to America on October 16,
1938 after the Munich crisis, Churchill warned: “I avail myself…of the opportunity of speaking to the people of the
United States.…I do not know how long such liberties will be allowed. The stations of uncensored expressions are closing down.
The lights are going out, but there is still time for those to whom freedom and parliamentary government means something, to
consult together…we are…in no doubt where American convictions and sympathies lie: but will you wait until British freedom and
independence have succumbed and then take up the cause when it is three quarters ruined, yourselves alone?” : We all know
that our world would be a lot safer if North Korea did not possess nuclear weapons, but they do, despite years of negotiations. Let us
not make that same mistake again with Iran; a country whose supreme leader denies the Holocaust, threatens the destruction of Israel,
continues to supply missiles to terrorists, and is a man who really lives in the 12th century. That combination alone makes it impossible
to conclude any deal unless Iran agrees to destroy the bulk of its centrifuges and gives up much of its enriched uranium. : This is a
Churchill moment; it is not a time for the West to punt, but to act decisively. Mankind can’t afford another rogue state acquiring nuclear
weapons, least of all in the Middle East. Which means that the objective of the negotiations must end Iran’s status as a nation on the
threshold of having the bomb, because an Iranian bomb means a Saudi bomb and an Egyptian bomb, a scenario which poses a threat to
the United States and an existential threat to the existence of Israel. : While visiting the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s Museum of Tolerance
in Los Angeles, Prime Minister Netanyahu viewed the original 1919 Hitler letter in which Hitler spelled out his plans for the Jews: “…its
final aim however,” he wrote, “must be the uncompromising removal of the Jews altogether.” : In his remarks to leaders of the Jewish
community, the Prime Minister warned: “The letter I was shown…wasn’t believed, it was discounted as ranting...it turned out to be very
different…When somebody says that they are going to annihilate you, you take them seriously.…We cannot be tolerant to the intolerant.”
I am grateful…for the
task to which you
[Simon Wiesenthal Center]
have dedicated yourselves;
to combat every form of racism,
intolerance and anti-Semitism,
to keep alive the memory
of the Shoah, and to promote
mutual understanding through
education and commitment
to the good of society.
- Pope Francis to a Simon Wiesenthal Center
delegation led by Rabbi Hier, during a private
audience at the Vatican.
Rabbi Marvin Hier
Simon Wiesenthal Center, Founder and Dean
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“…We have you as an ally in our struggles against antiSemitism, and we want to reiterate to you that you have
an ally in the Simon Wiesenthal Center in your struggle
to secure the rights of religious minorities everywhere,
especially endangered historic Christian communities in
Egypt, Iraq and beyond.” - Rabbi Marvin Hier
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“If there is something I can say here at the Museum of Tolerance, is that we cannot be tolerant to the
intolerant…These people are out to destroy a section of humanity called the Jewish people. We will not let
them, we will expose them, and we shall fight them, and we shall beat them.” - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu to diplomats, business, entertainment and California Jewish community leaders at the Museum of Tolerance
1. Prime Minister Netanyahu viewing The Hitler Letter with Rabbi Hier and SWC Board Chairman Larry Mizel. 2. RatPac Entertainment’s James
Packer and Brett Ratner, SWC Board Member, with the Prime Minister. 3. Members of the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s Board of Trustees,
spouses, and SWC senior staff with Prime Minister Netanyahu. 4. “The [Hitler] Letter, a letter of intent to liquidate the Jewish people was
stated clearly…when somebody says that they are going to annihilate you, you take them seriously,” the Prime Minister told the audience.
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A sixty-member Simon Wiesenthal Center Board of Trustees delegation
that included Holocaust survivors, Christians and a prominent Muslim
met with Pope Francis at the Vatican. This is the third Pope that has
held private audiences with Simon Wiesenthal Center delegations led
by Rabbi Hier.
In his remarks, Pope Francis reaffirmed his condemnation of “all forms
of anti-Semitism,” adding, “The problem of intolerance must be
confronted in all its forms… [including] the marginalization and the
very real persecutions which, not a few Christians are undergoing
in various countries.”
A specially commissioned Jerusalem Stone menorah, was presented to
the Pope by Larry Mizel (pictured left), with a quote from King David’s
Psalms emphasizing kindness and good deeds – values that have been
the focus of the new Pope.
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leadership with a global reach
The Simon Wiesenthal Center has been in the forefront of
combating the escalation of anti-Semitism, Holocaust denial
and anti-Israel hate spreading across Europe and beyond.
france:
united nations:
ISRAEL:
“UNESCO’s decision is wrong and should be reversed...The
United States has engaged at senior levels to urge UNESCO to
allow this exhibit to proceed as soon as possible. UNESCO is
supposed to be fostering discussion and interaction between
civil society and member states, and organizations such as the
Wiesenthal Center have a right to be heard and to contribute to
UNESCO’s mission.” - Ambassador Samantha Power, US Ambassador
Spain:
to the United Nations
“ADOLF HITLER WAS RIGHT” along with a swastika on display at a
Madrid bullring, led the SWC to call on Spain’s Prime Minister to ban
the use of the swastika. Experts estimate that 150 million Europeans
may harbor extreme anti-Israel and/or anti-Jewish sentiments, fueling
resurgent anti-Semitism across the continent.
“Jews, out of France…Jew, France is not your country,” was shouted
in the streets of Paris during an anti-government rally which quickly turned
ugly. Protestors gave the Nazi-like “quenelle” salute, created by antiSemitic French comedian, Dieudonné. This coming June, the Wiesenthal
Center is scheduled to premiere its exhibition, People, Book, Land - The
3,500 Year Relationship of the Jewish People with the Holy Land at
UNESCO headquarters in Paris.
“It is right to support Israel because, after generations of
persecution, the Jewish people deserve their own homeland and
deserve to live safely and peacefully in that homeland,” said Canadian
Prime Minister Steven Harper during his speech in the Knesset, a first
for a Canadian PM. The Prime Minister’s delegation to Israel included
Avi Benlolo, Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies
President and CEO (L), pictured with Prime Minister Harper.
The Baltic states:
Ambassador Power denounced UNESCO’s delay of the SWC’s exhibit
People, Book, Land - The 3,500 Year Relationship of the Jewish People
with the Holy Land which was postponed due to protests by UNESCO’s
22 Arab member states. Pictured, Ambassador Power at an earlier
meeting with Rabbi Hier, Rabbi Cooper and Rabbi Meyer H. May, SWC
Executive Director. The exhibition is now scheduled to open in June.
auschwitz:
SWC Israel Director, Dr. Efraim Zuroff confronted Latvians marching in Riga to honor Latvian SS veterans. Dr. Zuroff also helped to lead
counter neo-Nazi demonstrations in Vilnius, pictured, and Kaunas whenukraine:
a march honored the 1941 Nazi puppet Prime Minister who
helped send 30,000 Jews to their death. Dr. Zuroff is pictured (L) in a heated confrontation with Vitas Tomkus, editor of the anti-Semitic
tabloid, Respublika, who blamed Zuroff for ruining Lithuanian-Jewish relations and said about the Holocaust, “Let bygones be bygones”.
EL SAlvador:
International Holocaust Remembrance Day was commemorated by a 60-member
delegation of Israeli Knesset
members, several prominent
US Congressmen, including
House Majority Leader Eric
Cantor (R-VA) (L), Holocaust
survivors and Jewish leaders
which included Rabbi May (R).
The SWC was a co-sponsor of
the historic gathering.
north korea:
“Going to Pyongyang to
party with Kim, is like
having lunch with Hitler,”
charged Eliot Engel (DNY), the ranking minority
member of the House
Foreign Affairs Committee,
who joined Rabbi Cooper,
and escapees from the
infamous North Korean
gulag to denounce exNBA star, Dennis Rodman,
for bringing former NBA
players to celebrate North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un’s birthday.
North Korea has the world’s worst human rights record and supplies
missile technology to Iran and poison gas to Assad’s Syria.
serbia:
UKRAINE:
Resurgent anti-Semitism in Europe was the
focus of an international
conference attended by
(L-R) SWC Government
Affairs Director Mark
Weitzman, German Foreign
Ministry’s Sibylla Bendig,
Israel’s global Anti-Semitism Ambassador Gideon Behar and International
Relations Director Dr. Shimon Samuels. Recent upheaval in Ukraine, along
with attacks against Jews and Jewish institutions, led the SWC and others to call for ensuring the safety and rights of Ukraine’s 400,000 Jews.
myanmar:
brazil:
Digital Terrorism and Hate the Center’s project, tracking hate and
terror-related websites, social network pages, forums and more, was
presented by SWC Associate Dean Rabbi Abraham Cooper to the
President of El Salvador’s Parliament, pictured, along with members
of the Foreign Affairs, Justice, Human Rights, Cultural and Education
committees. Rabbi Cooper also addressed Israeli, German and Canadian
ambassadors about the contemporary lessons of the Holocaust.
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Anti-American, anti-Semitic and
anti-Israel sentiments were rampant
at the World Forum on Human
Rights, attended by Dr. Samuels (L)
and SWC Latin American Director
Sergio Widder (R). The SWC was
the only Jewish group in attendance.
International concerns over ethnic and religious tensions between
Muslims and Buddhists, and the country’s move to democratization,
were among the issues discussed with Vice President Dr. Sai Mauk
Kham (R) and Rabbi Cooper (L) at the presidential palace as part of a
Asia trip that focused on human rights, the Middle East and terrorism.
The establishment of a memorial complex at the site of Belgrade’s
Staro Sajmiste concentration camp, where Nazi gas vans were used
to murder Jewish women and children, was urged by Dr. Efraim Zuroff,
Israel Director (R) at a meeting with Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dacic
(L). Dacic was also supportive of the launch of Operation Last Chance
in Serbia, a campaign to bring remaining Nazi war criminals to justice.
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Anne
“This is the most
important exhibition
about Anne Frank. For the
first time, the history of
the Jewish family is with
context and a meaningful
educational approach,
comprehensively
conveyed through Anne
Frank’s works.”
is an extraordinary new
immersive, exhibit on the life and legacy of
Anne Frank. Anne’s story, told in her own words,
comes to life through rare artifacts, unique
documents, and photographs. Visitors view a
fascimile of her famous diary and several other
examples of her original writing that culminated
in what has become one of the most famous
and well-read books ever. The Anne exhibit
highlights little known facts about her time in
Anne benefactors and SWC Trustee David and Fela Shapell looking
at clothing lining the exhibit walls.
Rabbi Cooper, Liebe Geft, Rabbi May, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, California
Governor Jerry Brown, Anne benefactors Larry and Carol Mizel, Wells Fargo Bank
Sr. VP & Regional Managing Director Beverly Hills, Steve Ghysels, and Rabbi Hier.
- Anne Frank Fonds, Basel, strategic
partner and supporter of the Anne exhibit
hiding and the events that led to her arrest.
Hear first-hand accounts about Anne from the
people who knew her, and experience the story
of Anne Frank as never before.
Looking at the facsimile of Anne Frank’s diary in the Sohacheski
Gallery are (L-R) Marilyn Sohacheski, Carol Mizel and Mary Hart.
“[Anne] contributed in the darkest condition of humanity…
she’s magical.” - Tom Cruise
“If the Museum of Tolerance’s enthralling new Anne
Frank exhibit were experienced by every person, it
would leave us incapable of tolerating oppression. To
be imbued with Anne’s beautiful spirit and courage for
this riveting sixty minutes, is to make both your heart
and your world a better place” - Barbra Streisand
“…this exhibit is perhaps the
most extensive exploration of
Anne Frank in any museum
outside Amsterdam.”
- New York Times
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California State Senator Ted Lieu (center) presenting an official
state proclamation at the opening of Anne to Rabbi May and
MOT Director Liebe Geft.
Actress and producer Roma Downey and husband, producer Mark
Burnett in the Interactive Action Lab at the end of the Anne exhibit.
SWC’s Trustees, Jeffrey Katzenberg, CEO DreamWorks
Animation and Ron Meyer, NBCUniversal Vice Chair hosted
a special preview of Anne.
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“…incredibly powerful…
one of those visceral and
transcendent exhibits – it hits
you in the heart and the gut.”
- Eric Garcetti, Mayor of Los Angeles
Barbra Streisand and husband James Brolin at a special preview
of Anne.
Kathy Ireland and husband Greg Olsen during a visit.
Larry Mizel, Governor Brown, Stewart Rahr and Rabbi Hier
viewing the facsimile of Anne Frank’s diary.
“Wells Fargo is proud
to support the Museum
of Tolerance and its
awe-inspiring Anne
Frank exhibit that
immerses attendees
through a multimedia
experience like few
other exhibits can.”
A reproduction of the original diary that Anne began to write on her
13th birthday and continued while in hiding are among the archives
on display throughout the exhibit. - © ANNE FRANK FONDS
Basel. Facsimile on loan from Anne Frank House, Amsterdam.
- Wells Fargo Foundation
- Mayor Garcetti pictured with
Academy
Award ® -nominated
actress Hailee Steinfeld who is
the voice of Anne Frank in Anne.
“Telling this
stor y is an honor.”
- Hailee Steinfeld
Liebe Geft, Rivka Zell, Rabbi May and SWC Midwest Director
Allison Pure-Slovin.
“By sharing Anne Frank’s contribution to humanity with
the school children of Los Angeles and hundreds of
thousands of visitors, the Museum of Tolerance is helping
shape a better tomorrow,” said Michael Milken, pictured left,
with wife Lori, and Gitta and Jack Nagel, SWC Trustee, and
Governor Brown. Anne and Margo Frank’s Pen Pal Letters,
pictured above, are a gift from Michael and Lori Milken, Milken
Family Foundation.
Norbert Hinterleitner, Anne Frank House Amsterdam, Sue
Burden, SWC/MOT CFO & CAO and Yves Kugelmann, Anne
Frank Fonds-Basel at the opening of Anne.
Experience the new Anne exhibit.
To schedule your visit, purchase tickets at www.museumoftolerance.com or call 310.772.2506
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Celebrating over 20 years of powerful interactive
exhibits, cutting-edge programs, thought provoking events,
and exclusive film screenings, the Simon Wiesenthal
Center Museum of Tolerance (MOT) has hosted over five
million visitors, including two million children. Along with
the Museum of Tolerance New York, the MOT continues
to create unforgettable museum experiences for visitors
from around the world.
Los Angeles
12 Years a Slave, the Academy Award®-winner for best picture, had
a members-only screening. A Q&A with director Steve McQueen (L)
included The Coalition to Abolish Slavery & Trafficking’s Kay Buck,
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center’s Luke Blocher, and Polaris
Project’s Bradley Myles, organizations devoted to the global fight against
human trafficking and modern-day slavery. Rabbi David Wolpe moderated.
UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova meeting students during her visit
to the Museum of Tolerance to announce the opening of the exhibition
entitled: Book, People, Land - The 3500 Year Relationship between
the Jewish People and the Holy Land that will open at UNESCO
headquarters in Paris later this year.
From Hate
to Hope:
The remarkable true story of reconciliation and
forgiveness and the inspiration for the documentary
short Facing Fear which was nominated for an
Academy Award
From Hate to Hope is the real life story of Tim, a former
neo-Nazi skinhead (2nd L) and Matthew, the gay victim of his
brutal hate crime (L) whose paths cross 25 years later during
a chance meeting at the Museum of Tolerance where they
both work. Today, they speak about their remarkable story
of reconciliation at the Museum each month. Facing Fear, a
documentary about their story was nominated for an Academy
Award ® for Best Documentary Short. Pictured at a screening
L-R: Matthew Boger, Tim Zaal, Jason Cohen, Director; Svetlana
Cvetko, Cinematographer; Tom Christopher, Co-Producer/Editor.
Produced in association with The Fetzer Institute.
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One of the only surviving
“comfort women” who was
forced into sexual slavery for
Imperial Japanese soldiers
before and during World War
II, Kim Bok-Dong, pictured at
microphone, shared her story
at the MOT. The program was
co-sponsored by the Korean
American Forum of California,
the Korean Council for the
Women Drafted for Military
Sexual Slavery by Japan, the
War and Women’s Human
Rights Museum, and the
Coalition to Abolish Slavery
& Trafficking.
Netflix held a screening of its award-winning film, The Square, hosted by
Jeffrey Katzenberg, Netflix’s Ted Sarandos, and actress Maria Bello (not
pictured) with Rabbi Hier (L) and Janice Prager, National Development
Director (R). Mr. Sarandos was the Simon Wiesenthal Center Museum of
Tolerance’s 2014 Humanitarian Award recipient. Dinner chairs included
Twentieth Century Fox Film’s Jim Gianopulos, The Walt Disney Company’s
Bob Iger, Mr. Katzenberg, Universal Studios’ Ron Meyer, Univision’s Haim
Saban, and The Weinstein Company’s Harvey Weinstein.
Humanitarians and Righteous Gentiles, Waitstill and Martha Sharp, whose
righteous acts helped save thousands during World War II by aiding in the
escape of refugees from Nazi Germany, were honored at a Yom Hashoah
commemoration. Accepting the award on behalf of his late grandparents,
was Artemis Joukowsky III (pictured at microphone).
Dallas Buyers Club Academy Award®-winning actor Jared Leto with
audience members following a members only pre-release screening of
the film. Producers Robbie Brenner and Rachel Winter joined Mr. Leto
for a Q&A session following the screening.
Actors Mike Farrell (R) and Loretta Swit (2nd L) attended the LA premiere
of Never the Same: The Prisoner of War Experience, directed by threetime Emmy Award-winning director Jan Thompson (center), depicting the
experience of American POWs captured by the Japanese during WWII.
The Book Thief was one of the many member-only screenings held at
the Museum. Pictured (L-R) Rabbi Hier, and Book Thief co-stars Sophie
Nelisse and Geoffrey Rush. An earlier event featured Book Thief author
Marcus Zusak who particpated in a Q&A session and signed books.
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museum of tolerance
New york
The Letter That
Changed The World:
The Hitler Letter
Now part of a permanent, interactive exhibit, this original 1919
letter signed by Adolf Hitler calls for a ruthless government whose
“final aim, must be the uncompromising removal of the Jews
altogether.” This notorious letter, never before seen in public, is
the most significant addition to the Museum’s archival collection.
Leaders of the entertainment industry attended a preview opening
of The Hitler Letter exhibit hosted by producer and SWC Board
Member Brett Ratner (L) pictured with producer and past MOT
honoree Brian Grazer.
Holocaust survivors, many of whom share their experiences with
Museum visitors are pictured with Rabbi Hier and SWC Trustee Sol
Teichman, at the opening of The Hitler Letter exhibit.
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, at microphone,
during a mayoral forum on cultural sensitivity and
tolerance prior to the mayoral election.
Black History Month
was commemorated
by the NAACP at
the
Museum
of
Tolerance New York.
(L-R) Geoffrey Eaton,
NAACP; Sylvia White,
NAACP; Labriah Lee,
AIPAC; Rabbi Steven
Burg, SWC Eastern
Directo and Garry A.
Johnson, NAACP.
Jerusalem
One Person Crying:
Women and War
The effects of war on women, a global photo essay by Pulitzer Prizewinning photographer Marissa Roth, premiered at the MOT. Roth traveled
the globe covering twelve conflicts over a twenty-eight year period,
starting with her own history as a child of Holocaust survivors.
“[...Anti-Semitism] is very much a real threat in the world we live in,” New York Governor
Andrew Cuomo told the crowd at the New York National Tribute Dinner honoring Kenneth M.
Jacobs, Chairman and CEO, Lazard (2nd L). Pictured (L-R) Larry Mizel, Mr. Jacobs, SWC Board
of Trustees Co-Chair Nelson Peltz, Governor Cuomo and Rabbi Hier.
The annual Dorothy Gardner Adler State of Anti-Semitism Lecture featured
bestselling author Daniel Jonah Goldhagen, pictured right with Rabbi May.
Pictured left: SWC Trustee Allen and Francis Adler.
Witness to the Truth
Over 40,000 MOT visitors a year hear personal stories from Holocaust
survivors, who have volunteered their time for over three decades at
the Simon Wiesenthal Center and Museum of Tolerance. In honor of these
survivor volunteers, the MOT commissioned Marissa Roth to photograph
each of these extraordinary people for Witness to Truth, an exhibit on
permanent display in the Museum rotunda.
Top, left: At an event for the Museum of Tolerance
Jerusalem, Rabbi Hier, Bob H. Book, Book Capital
Enterprises (2nd left), Ambassador Yehuda Avner, Rabbi
May, event host Michael Weinberger, North American
Equity at York Capital Management, and Jona Rechnitz,
President, JSR Capital, LLC.
Top, right: Rabbi May with Israeli Deputy Foreign
Minister Ze’ev Elkin and SWC Trustee and MOTJ major
donor Herb Baum.
COMBAT HATE
The SWC launched its new app, Combat Hate at the Museum of Tolerance with Michael Downing, LAPD Deputy Chief, Counter-Terrorism and Special
Operations Bureau and Liebe Geft (L), Rabbi Cooper and Michael Seguin, Sergeant, Counter-Terrorism and Special Operations Bureau (R) along with
students who have participated in the Museum’s cutting edge SHADES program (see page 13). The app is designed to empower young adults to use
their cell phones to report hate incidents, allowing the Wiesenthal Center to share the information with relevant agencies and online companies.
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Right: Construction is underway for the MOTJ, which
is scheduled to open in early 2017.
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tools for tolerance® programs
Over a quarter of a million adults and
youth have participated in the Museum’s
renowned Tools for Tolerance® training
programs, including law enforcement,
criminal justice, corporate leaders, educators,
students and more. Participants from fortysix states, the District of Columbia, Canada,
China, Russia, UK, France, Poland and Israel,
numbering over 120,000 in law enforcement
alone, have gained insight into cultural diversity,
hate crimes, racial profiling, communication
and leadership skills while close to 130,000
students a year participate in the innovative
youth education empowerment programs.
S.H.A.D.E.S.
moriah films
Steps to Tolerance
Steps to Tolerance participants meet Holocaust survivor Gloria Unger in this Museum
program created for 5th and 6th grade students who are introduced to the Holocaust
and discuss current issues including school bullying. This program is made possible
through a grant from the Joseph Drown Foundation and Pearlstein Family Foundation.
Since its opening in New York and Los Angeles, Moriah
Films’ latest production, The Prime Ministers: The
Pioneers, has been screened in theatres in close to
100 cities throughout the United States and has been
seen by almost 100,000 people. The documentary,
based on the best selling memoirs written by
Ambassador Yehuda Avner, has also become a
favorite at film festivals and continues to open in
major metropolitan areas such as Washington DC,
San Francisco, Cincinnati, and Denver. It also won the
Audience Award for Best Documentary at the Gold
Coast Film Festival and was an overwhelming crowd
favorite at the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, where
each of its five screenings were not only sold out, but
had a waiting list too. The movie’s sequel, The Prime
Ministers: Soldiers and Peacemakers, which examines
the years the Ambassador Avner worked with Prime
Ministers Yitzhak Rabin and Menachem Begin, is being
completed and will premiere in the late Spring 2014.
campus outreach
Museum Events
commemorations: Yom Hashoah, the
Armenian Genocide, Native American History
month, Black History Month, Asian Pacific
American Heritage Month, Martin Luther King
Jr. Day, the Rwandan Genocide, Kristallnacht,
the 50th anniversary of the Freedom Riders
& more
Cultural programs: Visiting authors,
musical performances including the Palestinian
and Israeli Polyphone Youth Ensemble, Annual
Children’s Book Award & more
SHADES (Stopping Hate and Delinquency by Empowering Students), the two-time, award-winning
program in partnership with the Museum and the Los Angeles Superior Court, is a new model
for juvenile justice which enables defendants accused of bias crimes and bullying to be judged
by a jury of their peers. Teen Court students are pictured with the Honorable David S. Wesley,
Presiding Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court. This program is made possible through a grant
from The Ray Charles Foundation.
Bridging the Gap
member-only screenings: Academy
Award®-nominated and winning films including
The Butler, 12 Years A Slave, Monument’s
Men, Invisible War, Philomena, Lincoln, Silver
Linings Playbook, The Artist & more
Ongoing programs: include Holocaust
survivors who speak daily, survivors of human
trafficking who share their stories, From Hate
to Hope, Family Sundays & more…check
museumoftolerance.com for more info
As part of the Center’s ongoing Campus Outreach effort to ensure the safety of Jewish students on university and college campuses, the Wiesenthal
Center briefed California Assemblyman Richard Bloom, pictured right with (L-R) Rabbi Cooper, Rabbi Hier, and Rabbi Ari Hier, Campus Outreach
Director, over recent incidents including the Center’s ongoing dialgoue with University leaders most recently over San Francisco State University
where a knife wielding Muslim student leader posted threats against Jews. Pictured left, Rabbi Hier, Rabbi May and members of the AMCHA Iniatiative
discussing concerns on campuses with California Assemblymember and Higher Education Committe Chair Das Williams.
on the road
Tour for Humanity
The Courage to Remember
Tour for Humanity, is the new Mobile Tolerance
Education Center project of Friends of Simon
Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies. Designed
for students, educators, community leaders,
and front-line professionals, it was unveiled on
Ottawa’s Parliament Hill on International Holocaust
Remembrance Day and attended by high-level VIPs
including Members of Parliament and ambassadors
from over twenty nations.
The Courage to Remember, the Center’s traveling exhibit has been seen on six continents and
seen by millions since its debut 25 years ago. Most recently, it has been shown in Cuba, Kenya,
India, Thailand, the Philippines and across the U.S. in high schools, colleges, police departments,
libraries, art galleries, county fairs, the U.S. Army, Navy Academies and other venues. “The
exhibit will help to dispel the false ideology of Holocaust revisionism that has become
so popular” said a political science professor in Thailand after viewing Courage in Bangkok.
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Bridging the Gap uses videoconferencing to connect Museum speakers who share their powerful
stories with students from all over the world including Azerbaijan, Russia and Lithuania.
Pictured is Holocaust survivor Mary Natan speaking to students at the Yokosuka Middle School
in Japan. This program is made possible through a grant from SEIA.
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Michele E. Alkin, Communications Director
Felice Richter, Associate Communications Director
Photos: Marissa Roth, Iris Schneider, L’Osservatore Romano, Christine Butler, Benny Chan/Fotoworks