Museum of Tolerance

05/18/2026

This National Museum Day, we look back at where it all began. On February 8, 1993, the Museum of Tolerance opened its doors in Los Angeles. From day one, we were never a traditional museum. We were built as an innovative and interactive space designed to turn history into action.

Over thirty years later, our exhibits, including the Holocaust Exhibit, Anne Frank, the Social Lab, This World Today, and more, continue to challenge visitors to confront bias, understand history, teach tolerance, and better understand our world. Beyond our exhibits, we host films, workshops, educator trainings, and Holocaust survivor speakers, creating a full experience that extends far beyond the walls of the museum.

We have welcomed over 8 million visitors through our doors, and now we are taking that mission on the road with the Mobile Museums of Tolerance, bringing education directly to schools and communities nationwide.

We continue to lead and innovate in education. While technology has changed, our mission remains the same: to use the lessons of the past to build a more tolerant future.

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05/14/2026

This Jewish American Heritage Month, we're highlighting a remarkable piece of history from the Simon Wiesenthal Center and Museum of Tolerance Archives.

This Jewish Major Leaguers Baseball Card Collection features 142 cards honoring every Jewish player in the history of the American Major League. After noticing that 42 Jewish players had never received their own baseball cards, Martin Abramowitz, Ph.D., president of Jewish Major Leaguers Inc., set out to create them himself. The collection spans more than 40 franchises and honors players from 29 teams.

Among those honored is Sandy Koufax. When he chose to sit out Game One of the 1965 World Series to observe Yom Kippur, he became more than a Dodger legend; he became a cultural icon for Jewish Americans everywhere.

Although many players are seldom remembered, this collection in the Simon Wiesenthal Center Archives preserves their legacy and honors American Jews in America's Game.

Help us preserve this history: https://museumoftolerance.com/JAHM2026?c_src=social

05/12/2026

Join us for the screening of Monument with special guest Academy Award®-winning actor Jon Voight. Monument is a historical suspense-filled drama that focuses on past history when the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the South Lebanon Army (SLA) were allied forces fighting against Hezbollah and other militant groups.

🗓️ Thursday, May 14
🕖 7:30 PM
📍Museum of Tolerance 9786 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90035

Get tickets here: https://give.museumoftolerance.com/event/screening-monument/e796554

After the IDF withdrew from southern Lebanon, thousands of SLA members and their families fled to Israel for protection, where they were granted Israeli citizenship. In 1999, as the situation in southern Lebanon nears its breaking point, renowned Israeli architect Yacov Rechter (Jon Voight) is commissioned to design a monument honoring fallen soldiers of the Christian South Lebanon Army.

His idealistic son, and successor, Amnon (Joe Mazzello) challenges him to build something radically different: a memorial for all victims of the war — Christian and Muslim alike. As father and son clash over loyalty, complicity, and art, the monument becomes a haunting symbol of a peace that never lasts.

05/08/2026

Please join us at the Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival for the world premiere of The Hollywood Rabbi at the Saban Theatre on Tuesday, May 12, at 7:00 PM. The film traces Rabbi Marvin Hier’s improbable path from an orthodox Jewish enclave to international prominence as the founder of the Simon Wiesenthal Center and Museum of Tolerance.

📍Saban Theatre
🗓️ Tuesday, May 12
🕖 7:00 PM

A portrait of outsized charisma in a modest yarmulke, the documentary presents Hier as part visionary, part showman, part statesman, and a figure whose journey mirrors the evolving story of modern Jewish identity and its unexpected intersections with global politics and entertainment. THE HOLLYWOOD RABBI is directed by Jon Kean and produced by Brad Krevoy, Susie Krevoy, and Kean.

The documentary also stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Billy Crystal, President Bill Clinton, Governor Gavin Newsom, Ted Sarandos, Montana Tucker, and many others. The film captures Rabbi Hier's life spent in conversation with Presidents, Popes, Kings, and a constellation of Hollywood icons, all while advocating fiercely for Holocaust remembrance, human rights, and placing tolerance at the core of our social values.

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05/07/2026

The Museum of Tolerance recognizes Jewish American Heritage Month as a time to honor the roots of Jewish American culture. It is also a time to decide how we safeguard this heritage and what we allow the next generation to inherit.

At a moment when many young people encounter Jewish history through fragments, distortion and tension, shaping understanding matters more than ever.

The Museum of Tolerance offers a window into Jewish life, culture, and tradition before the Holocaust, and Jewish American Heritage Month reminds us that these traditions did not end there. They were carried forward by generations of Jewish Americans whose stories, values, and resilience continue to shape our country.

Support our educational initiatives and help preserve Jewish history: https://museumoftolerance.com/JAHM2026?c_src=social

04/30/2026

The Museum of Tolerance is where education meets inspiration.

With all the bad news in the world, especially regarding antisemitism, it can be easy to slip into despair. Thanks to the generosity and partnership of the Secunda Family Foundation, the "Our World Today” exhibit at the Museum of Tolerance reminds us that there's also hope in the world.

Using innovative AI tools, this exhibit shows positive news headlines from around the world in real time, so visitors are presented with concrete examples that leave them feeling optimistic, inspired, and motivated to make the world a better place.

04/20/2026

Join us on Yom Ha’atzmaut for the West Coast premiere of The Kid Officer. Witness a young Holocaust survivor’s journey to find a home in British Mandated Palestine.

🗓️ Tuesday, April 21, 2026 • 7:00 PM

📍Museum of Tolerance 9786 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90035

This event is offered free of charge. RSVP is required: https://give.museumoftolerance.com/event/screening-the-kid-officer/e781969/register/new/select-tickets

As Hitler’s Anschluss parade shakes the streets of Vienna, young Friedrich Biermann watches from his balcony—an early witness to the violent unraveling of his childhood. Locked in a school closet the next day and shunned by the city he once knew, Friedrich is thrust into a dangerous flight from N**i terror as his once-respected Jewish family flees across Europe.

A Q&A with director John Rokosny will follow the screening.

03/05/2026

The Museum of Tolerance uses innovative storytelling to shine light on lesser known parts of our history and educate students around the country.

During WWII, six brilliant women were selected to program the ENIAC—the world’s first all-electronic digital computer. They transformed a top-secret concept into a working machine, yet when it was publicly unveiled in 1946, their names were left out of the headlines.

This Women’s History Month, bring the "hidden history" of the ENIAC Six to your classroom. Our latest interdisciplinary resource for grades 6–12 bridges the gap between STEM and History, inviting students to explore often-overlooked contributions that shaped modern computing.

By connecting scientific thinking with the stories of these innovators, we empower the next generation of problem-solvers to see themselves in the future of tech.

Honor the past and inspire the future. Download the free ENIAC Six activity: museumoftolerance.com/lesson-plans

03/02/2026

TOMORROW! Join us for a pre-Oscars screening of Mr. Nobody Against Putin.

Tuesday, March 3 at 7:00 PM
Register for this free screening here: museumoftolerance.com/event/mr-nobody-against-putin

Nominated for the 2026 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. A Russian teacher secretly documents his school becoming a war recruitment center, revealing the ethical dilemmas educators face with propaganda and militarization.

Join us for a Q&A with director David Borenstein and subject of the film, Pavel Talankin following the screening.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9150MCMSrgc

Pavel “Pasha” Talankin loves his job as a teacher in the small Russian town of Karabash – until his country invades Ukraine. He is outraged by the new govern...

02/26/2026

Don't miss the premiere of The Optimist. Join us for a powerful evening exploring the courage it takes to tell your story and the hope found in friendship.

Sunday, March 1 at 4:00 PM
Register for this free event here: museumoftolerance.com/event/the-optimist

Based on a remarkable true story, the film follows Holocaust survivor Herbert Heller, who carried the weight of silence for sixty years—until an unlikely friendship with a troubled teenager transforms both of their lives. Discover how sharing our stories can illuminate even the darkest corners of memory.

A Q&A will follow the screening featuring director Finn Taylor, producer Jeanine Thomas, actors Stephen Lang and Luke David Blumm, and Herbert’s grandson, Daniel Cohen. Guests are invited to a reception immediately following the conversation.