Museum of Tolerance

Students from Fairfax High School travelled to the Museum of Tolerance on November 3rd to participate in a discussion and a "meet the author" program around the 2009 Once Upon a World Book Award winner "Libertad" by Alma Fullerton. Students from Coronado High School in El Paso, Texas, joined in the discussion via video...conference and had the opportunity to share their thoughts on the story and hear the author's perspective on her work.Read More

On November 2nd, the Museum of Tolerance hosted a videoconference and discussion around the 2009 Children's Book Award winner "Planting the Trees in Kenya." Fourth grade students from Turning Point School and Shalhevet School visited the Museum of Tolerance and spoke via videoconference to the book's author, Claire A. ...Nivola, and spoke to students from Nairobi Primary School in Nairobi, Kenya. Students asked questions about the book and heard a poem written by students in Kenya about how we can improve the world.Read More

Where I Stand



WHERE I STAND: The Hank Greenspun Story

Sunday, November 1, 2009 at 7:00pm

Special guests Brian Greenspun and filmmaker Scott Goldstein
Convicted gun runner, Howard Hughes's secret contact, crusading newspaper publisher, target of the Watergate burglars, hero of Israel's War of Independence, Bugsy Siegel'...s PR Man . . these are only some of the highlights of Hank Greenspun's remarkable life. Academy Award Winner Anthony Hopkins recounts this previously untold story of a man who's exploits are the makings of legends.

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Kimjongilia

Tueday, October 27, 2009 at 7:00pm

North Korea is ruled by a totalitarian regime that monitors its citizens’ every action. Millions of North Koreans have starved to death while hundreds of thousands languish in its Gulags’ vast system of forced labor camps. KIMJONGILIA is the first film to fully expose this t...ragedy!

Q & A with Director, N.C. Heikin following the screening.

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The Once Upon A World Children’s Book Award celebration on Sunday November 1st at the Museum of Tolerance will honor Book Award Winners Claire A. Nivola, author and illustrator of Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai (Frances Foster Books) and Alma Fullerton author of Libertad (Fitzhenry and Whites...ide). Workshops and activities will begin at 1:00pm and the awards program, including special dramatic presentations by the National History Day Champions from Fruitvale Junior High School, will begin at 3:00pm. Sign language interpretation will be available for the awards program. A reception and book signing will conclude the program.

This event is free but requires reservations via phone to (310) 772-7605 or email to bookaward@wiesenthal.net. On November 2nd and 3rd, the Museum of Tolerance will host videoconferences with on-site and out-of-state elementary students for each of the winning books.

The Once Upon A World Children’s Book Award is a presented by the Simon Wiesenthal Center Museum of Tolerance Library & Archives.
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Celebrating National Diversity Month

Sunday, October 18, 2009 12pm-4pm

Visit our newest exhibition, The Power to Play: From Trash to Treasure, featuring toys handcrafted by children in Africa, Asia and the Americas, made from recycled and other locally available materials.
All around the world
Share a little bit about you...rself and your cultural traditions, while learning about other cultures.

Games Galore
What games do children play in Brazil and Guatemala? Learn about handmade games in the exhibition, The Power to Play: From Trash to Treasure. Then create your own games using recycled materials.

Compete in the creativity contest and have your toy displayed in the museum. Using the special exhibition as inspiration, you can enter toys made at the MOT Toy Workshops or create a toy at home and bring it in. A mystery prize will be given to the toy made with the most creativity and all winning toys will be displayed in the museum.

All activities are included with your paid admission.
Advance ticket purchase is recommended 310.772.2505Read More