The Simon Wiesenthal Center is a non-governmental organization whose activities are aimed at protecting human rights , combating terrorism , anti-Semitism and the study of the Holocaust . [2] The center was founded in Los Angeles ( USA ) in 1977. The creator of the Center and its current leader is Rabbi Marvin Hier .
| Simon Wiesenthal Center | |
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| Type of | non-governmental organization |
| Year of foundation | |
| Founders | Marvin Hier |
| Location |  USA |
| Key figures | Marvin Hier, Ephraim Zuroff |
| Representation | New York , Miami , Toronto , Jerusalem , Paris , Buenos Aires |
| Field of activity | human rights |
| Income | $ 70 million (2014) [1] |
| Site | |
The center received the name of Simon Wiesenthal , a famous public figure, the founder of the Center for Jewish Documentation in Austria and the " Nazi hunter ." Wiesenthal himself did not participate either in the foundation of the Center or in its work. However, Wiesenthal said: “I have received many awards in my life. When I die, these rewards will die with me. But the Simon Wiesenthal Center will live as my legacy. ” [3]
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Representations
Branches of the Simon Wiesenthal Center operate in New York , Miami , Toronto , Jerusalem , Paris and Buenos Aires . The center is accredited as a non-governmental organization with international organizations, including the UN , UNESCO , OSCE , the Organization of American States (OAS), the Latin American Parliament and the Council of Europe [4] .
Guide
The center is headed by President Marvin Hier [5] . Chairman of the Board of Trustees Larry Mitzel [6] .
Educational and community activities
The main educational projects of the Center are the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles, Jerusalem and New York, Moriah Films and the Department of University Relations [4] .
In 1993, the Simon Wiesenthal Center opened the Museum of Tolerance, ( Museum of Tolerance ), dedicated to manifestations of prejudice and intolerance . Most of the museum is occupied by a multimedia exposition telling about the Holocaust.
The center and its director, Marvin Hier, produce documentaries on various topics related to Jewish history. The Moriah Films Division has created 11 documentaries. Two documentaries - “Genocide” (1981) and “The Long Way Home” (1997), in which Hier was co-producer, received the Academy Award [4] .
Efraim Zuroff , director of the Simon Wiesenthal Center office in Jerusalem , is the coordinator of Nazi war crime research and the author of the annual (since 2001) report on investigations and prosecutions of Nazi war criminals, which includes a list of the “most wanted” Nazi war criminals.
Conflicts
The construction of the Museum of Tolerance in Jerusalem provoked protests from some Arab leaders who claimed that the museum was being built on the territory of the ancient Arab cemetery Mamilla . The Israeli Supreme Court rejected these claims, indicating that this territory was not part of the cemetery for more than 50 years and during this time of active public use of the territory there were no protests and no one considered this territory as a cemetery [7] .
Notes
- ↑ Audited Financial Statement
- ↑ About the Simon Wiesenthal Center Archived February 28, 2009 on Wayback Machine , the Center’s official website
- ↑ Hilary Leila Krieger. Nazi-hunter Wiesenthal passes away at 96 in Vienna . The Jerusalem Post (September 20, 2005). Date of treatment November 28, 2008. Archived March 22, 2012.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Understand Simon Wiesenthal Center's Mission (inaccessible link) . Simon Wiesenthal Center. Date of treatment December 24, 2015. Archived December 18, 2015.
- ↑ Rabbi Marvin Hier - Dean and Founder | Simon wiesenthal center
- ↑ SWC Board of Trustees | Simon wiesenthal center
- ↑ A proper site for a Museum of Tolerance