Eastern Office Programs
NY Office Programs Include:
The NextGen Government Advocacy Internship Program
The Wiesenthal Government Advocacy Internship will expose students to public policy, legislation, and advocacy to combat antisemitism, fight bigotry and stereotyping and ensure proper legal and de-facto treatment of minority communities.
Wiesenthal NextGen Gonvernment Advocacy Interns will:
- Receive hands-on experience through internship placements in the offices of local & state legislators and governmental agencies.
- Participate in weekly intensive workshops with elected officials, top lobbyists, coalition builders, and high-level Jewish communal leaders to develop the skills necessary to become effective activists.
- Be partnered with mentors who shape front-line policy decisions to gain insight and guidance from an insider perspective.
The NextGen International Advocacy Internship Program
The Wiesenthal NextGen International Advocacy Internship will expose students to public policy, legislation, and advocacy to combat antisemitism, fight bigotry and stereotyping and ensure proper legal and de-facto treatment of minority communities.
NextGen International Advocacy Interns will:
- Have the opportunity to receive hands-on experience in the offices of consulates representing various international governments, United Nations missions, and international organizations, to learn about mechanisms of political movement in a dynamic, intellectually rigorous environment.
- Participate in regular workshop sessions with consular officials, top lobbyists, issue-based advocates, and Jewish leaders on the international scene, to understand the currents of effective Jewish communal advocacy on an international-based issue approach.
- Be partnered with mentors who shape front-line policy decisions to gain insight and guidance from an insider perspective.
Professional Development:
Targeting educators, law enforcement officials, and state/local government practitioners and modeled after the successful Tools for Tolerance® Program at the Museum of Tolerance Los Angeles. Over 10,000 adults and young people have been trained in customized, professional development programs which include Tools for Tolerance®, Teaching Steps to Tolerance®, Task Force Against Hate, National Institute Against Hate Crimes, Tools for Tolerance for Teens®, and Bridging the Gap.
Dorothy Gardner Adler State of Anti-Semitism Lecture:
The annual address has been generously endowed in perpetuity by Simon Wiesenthal Center Trustee Allen Adler named in honor of his mother.
For more information:
212-697-1293 / swcny@wiesenthal.com
