The Simon Wiesenthal Center is a Jewish global human rights organization researching the Holocaust and hate in a historic and contemporary context. The Center confronts anti-Semitism, hate, and terrorism, promotes human rights and dignity, stands with Israel, defends the safety of Jews worldwide, and teaches the lessons of the Holocaust for future generations.
The Center’s Midwest Office manages the regional fundraising efforts, educational programming, and activism from our offices in Chicago, IL. As an NGO, we work closely with State and Local Elected Officials, the Illinois State Board of Education, law enforcement agents, and community leaders to further educational opportunities for students and professionals, alike. From traveling exhibitions to panel discussions, we have hosted educational events at the State Capitol, the Harold Washington Library, and Chicago City Hall. With partners across the professional spectrum, we have collaborated with the Consulate General of Israel to the Midwest, the DuSable Museum of African American History, Facebook, the Decalogue Society of Lawyers, and other community activists.
In addition to our constant monitoring, tracking, and alerting authorities about the use of the Internet and social media by bigots and haters, we worked closely with faith leaders, their congregations, and college campuses to further educate the next generation.
Our latest and most audacious project is the Mobile Museum of Tolerance (MMOT), which we know continues our mission while elevating the level of access and tools needed to truly create a future generation void of hate.
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The first-of-its-kind in the United States, the Mobile Museum of Tolerance (MMOT) is a free traveling mobile education center, utilizing innovative technology and interactive lessons to bring a message of tolerance directly to communities across the state of Illinois. The MMOT inspires people of all ages and backgrounds to use their voices to speak up against bullying, racism, anti-Semitism, hate, and intolerance. Based on the highly successful Simon Wiesenthal Center's Museum of Tolerance (MOT) in Los Angeles - which has hosted 7.5 million visitors over the past three decades - and in coordination with the MOT, the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE), and led by an Illinois licensed educator, the MMOT’s workshops create an experience that challenges people to confront their closely held assumptions in order to be a beacon for positive change.
The Museum of Tolerance (MOT) is the educational arm of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, an internationally renowned Jewish human rights organization. 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.
The Museum of Tolerance (MOT) is the educational arm of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, an internationally renowned Jewish human rights organization. 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.
Established in 1993, the MOT has welcomed over five million visitors, mostly middle and high school students. Visitors become witnesses to history and explore the dynamics of bigotry and discrimination that are still embedded in society today. Through interactive exhibits, special events, and customized programs for youths and adults, the Museum engages visitors’ hearts and minds, while challenging them to assume personal responsibility for positive change.
Perhaps no other institution offers such a motivational mix of historical discovery and personal empowerment.
We invite you to learn about our history and vision, what people are saying about us, and news of current and future projects. Visit the Museum of Tolerance