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THE SIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER
www.wiesenthal.com
An international Jewish human rights organization dedicated to generating change through the Snider Social Action
Institute and education by confronting antisemitism, hate and terrorism, promoting human rights and dignity, standing
with Israel, defending the safety of Jews worldwide, and teaching the lessons of the Holocaust for future generations. With
a constituency of over 400,000 households in the United States, it is accredited as an NGO at international organizations
including the United Nations, UNESCO, and the Council of Europe.

Headquartered in Los Angeles, the Simon Wiesenthal Center maintains offices in New York, Toronto, Boca Raton, Paris,
Buenos Aires and Jerusalem.

MUSEUM OF TOLERANCE - LOS ANGELES
www.museumoftolerance.com
The Center’s educational arm, founded in 1993 challenges visitors to confront bigotry and racism, and to understand the
Holocaust in both historic and contemporary contexts. The Museum has served over 5 million visitors with 350,000 visiting
annually including 130,000 students. Over 1.5 million children and youth have participated in the Museum experience and
its programs. Over 110,000 adults have been trained in the Museum’s 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.

MUSEUM OF TOLERANCE - JERUSALEM
www.motj.com
A multi-faceted educational institution and social laboratory in the heart of Jerusalem that speaks to the world and confronts
today’s important issues – like global antisemitism, extremism, hate, human dignity, and responsibility, and promoting unity
and respect among Jews and people of all faiths. A place that teaches that greater than any external threat is the internal
divide that separates and reinforces the idea that Jewish unity is not a slogan, but an essential recipe for survival in the 21st
century. Housing two experiential museums, one for adults and one for children, a state-of-the-art International Conference
Center, Grand Hall, Education Center offering training programs and seminars given by outstanding teachers, rabbis and
experts, and a Theater for the Performing Arts hosting important films and concerts.

MUSEUM OF TOLERANCE - NEW YORK
www.nytolerancecenter.org
In the heart of Manhattan, the New York Tolerance Center is a professional development multi-media training facility
targeting educators, law enforcement officials, and state/local government practitioners. Modeled after the successful
Tools for Tolerance Program at the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles, the Museum of Tolerance - New York provides participants with an intense educational and experiential daylong training program. Through interactive workshops, exhibits, and videos, individuals explore issues of prejudice, diversity, tolerance, and cooperation in the workplace and in the community.

MORIAH FILMS
www.moriahfilms.com
The film division of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, was created to produce theatrical documentaries to educate both national and international audiences. It focuses on the 3,500-year old Jewish experience as well as contemporary human rights and ethics issues. Moriah has produced 10 films to date, two of which have received the Academy Award for best feature documentary, The Long Way Home (1997) and Genocide (1981).

CAMPUS OUTREACH
iact.wiesenthal.org
The Campus Outreach division including the dynamic and innovative iACT with its interactive iACT@wiesenthal.com web
presence was created to forge strategic alliances with campus groups, faculty, staff and students, to foster a new awareness
of contemporary human rights, social justice and ethics in today’s college and university students. By exposing the truth
behind anti-Semitism, hate and terrorism, by fighting for America’s energy independence, by promoting human rights and
dignity, by standing firmly with Israel, and by celebrating our unique identity as Jews, iACT is creating a strong and effective
presence on campuses nationwide and giving a voice to the next generation of global human rights activists.

Rabbi Marvin Hier -- Dean and Founder

Over the last year, the programs and services provided by the Simon Wiesenthal Center, including it's Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles and the New York Tolerance Center, have impacted greatly on people the world over.

Against the Tide -The Story of America During the Holocaust - Narrated by Dustin Hoffman is the newest documentary from the Center's two-time Academy Award™-winning Moriah Films.  "Against the Tide" is a compelling film that documents what happened in the United States during the Holocaust, highlighting how a young activist, Peter Bergson, challenged Washington and the establishment Jewish organizations to demand that the rescue of Europe’s Jews become a top priority for American Jews.

Digital Terrorism and Hate 2008, the annual interactive report produced by the Center, focuses on tens of thousands of websites and details how the Internet has become a virtual university for terrorism and has emerged as the nerve center for training, recruitment, and terrorist activities in the Middle East. Digital Terrorism is available in English, French and Spanish and has been distributed to government agencies, community activists, educators, and members of the media.

Response Magazine, the Simon Wiesenthal Center's publication, is sent to Center members, government officials, and members of the media and details the Center's vast social action agenda and its programs throughout the world.

The Center's educational arm, the Museum of Tolerance, has had nearly 350,000 visitors this past year including 130,000 youth. As part of it's Tools for Tolerance program, 7,000 members of Law Enforcement have participated in cutting-edge training for frontline providers. Landmark exhibitions displayed in the Museum have included: Simon Wiesenthal: The Conscience of the Holocaust; Liberation; Lawyers Without Rights; and Witness to Truth - A Tribute To Our Holocaust Survivors. Through the Museum's Arts and Lectures programs, films on varying subject matters have been screened and lectures by distinguished authors have been attended by the public.

The New York Tolerance Center, in the heart of Manhattan, is the only training facility of its kind for professional training and youth education with over 5,000 people particpating in the programs provided.

Simon Wiesenthal Center, Inc.
(a nonprofit corporation)

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