SWC & MOT Statement on Saugus High School Shooting

November 14, 2019

The Simon Wiesenthal Center and Museum of Tolerance mourn the tragic loss of life and senseless violence at Saugus High School, and we convey our heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims and the entire school community.

The Museum of Tolerance is privileged to welcome hundreds of students from Saugus High School every year to the MOT and will continue to support and empower them to make this a better world.

For more information, please contact the Communications Department, 310-772-2454.

The Simon Wiesenthal Center is one of the largest international Jewish human rights organizations with over 400,000 member families in the United States. It is an NGO at international agencies including the United Nations, UNESCO, the OSCE, the OAS, the Council of Europe and the Latin American Parliament (Parlatino). The Museum of Tolerance (MOT) is the educational arm of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, and the only museum of its kind in the world, the MOT is dedicated to challenging visitors to understand the Holocaust in both historic and contemporary contexts and confront all forms of prejudice and discrimination in our world today.