2010 News Items

Rincon Middle School students donate pencils to Museum of Tolerance.

Pushing the Elephant

Film Screening
Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at 7:00pm

MOT International Film Festival

November 13-18, 2010

International Day for Tolerance

November 16, 2010

MOT Program Commemorating Kristallnacht - Night of Broken Glass

Tuesday, November 9, 2010 at 7:00pm

2010 Once Upon a World Children's Book Award

Sunday, November 7, 2010 at 2:30pm

Glass House

Film Screening

Thursday November 4, 2010 at 7:00pm

Holocaust Education Workshop Offered for Educators, Community

November 3, 4, 7 & 10, 2010

Read about the MOT's comprehensive bullying prevention programs.

UC President’s Advisory Council on Campus Climate, Culture and Inclusion Meets at MOT

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Enemies of the People: A Personal Journey Into the Heart of the Killing Fields

Film Screening
Tuesday, October 19, 2010 at 7:00pm

CA Governor Signs Anti-Slavery /
Human-Trafficking Bill into Law at MOT

Monday, October 18, 2010

Family Sunday - Fair Trade Month

Sunday, October 17, 2010 from 12pm - 4pm

NEW STATE-OF-THE ART THEATER UNVEILED AT MOT.

Now Available for Rental

Ahead of Time

Film Screening
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 at 7:00pm

The MOT Commemorates 9/11

MOT Mourns the passing of Jefferson Thomas, one of the Little Rock Nine.

September 5, 2010

Family Sunday - Woodstock: Celebrating Peace, Love and Music

Sunday, August 22, 2010 from 12pm - 4pm

A Film Unfinished

Film Screening
Thursday, August 5, 2010 at 7:30pm

Family Sunday - Courage: The Vision to End Segregation. The Guts to Fight for It.

Sunday, July 25, 2010 from 12pm - 4pm

If You Save One Life: A Survivor's Memoir,
with author Eva Brown

Sunday, July 25, 2010 at 3:30pm

MOT Library & Archives provides resources to the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies Annual Conference.

Sunday, July 11, 2010 - Friday, July 16, 2010

The MOT commemorates the 15th anniversay of the Srebrenica Massacre.

Friday, July 9, 2010 at 11:00am

Power, Perception and Prejudice
A Conversation with Jane Elliott

Thursday, June 24, 2010 from 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Family Sunday - Celebrating Anne Frank's 81st Birthday

Sunday, June 13, 2010 from 12pm - 4pm

MOT welcomes participants from 2010 American Association of Museums (AAM) Annual Meeting.

Courage: The Vision to End Segregation.
The Guts to Fight for It.

An evening with the De Laine Family.

Thursday, May 27, 2010 at 6:00pm

MOT receives W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s American Healing Initiative grant.

Family Sunday - Celebrating Asian Pacific Heritage Month

Sunday, May 23, 2010 from 12pm - 4pm

The Basco Family Hosts: Where Are You From? A Tard and Feathered Event

SPECIAL PERFORMANCES THROUGHOUT THE DAY: Polynesian Dance, Martial Arts Demonstration,Comedy and Improv, Dj's, Poetry, Special guests, activities for all ages, and performances from the Basco Family.

TO RSVP YOU MUST CALL 310.772.2505
Advance ticket purchase strongly recommended

Join us for the Culminating Event of the Jewish Student Leadership for a Diverse World Program

Sunday, May 16, 2010 from 4:00pm - 6:00pm

Mendes Brothers - The Gate of Return Event
Celebrating the 550th Anniversary of Cape Verde

Sunday, May 16, 2010 from 7:30pm - 9:30pm

Members of the Consulate General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands visit MOT.

Friday, May 14, 2010

Councilmember Paul Krekorian and members of his staff visit MOT.

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Counsel General of Austria visits MOT.

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Granddaughter of Winston Churchill visits MOT.

Thursday, May 6, 2010

MOT hosts the Debate for U.S. Senate Republican Primary

Thursday, May 6, 2010 at 1:00pm

16th Commemoration of Rwandan Genocide

Sunday, April 25, 2010 at 1:00pm

Delegation from UC Davis visits MOT.

Sunday, April 25, 2010

MOT hosts culminating session of the Service Learning Process

Friday, April 23, 2010

Holocaust Remembrance Programs

Israeli Heroes In Haiti

by Photojournalist Joe Shalmoni
Join us for the opening of this photographic exhibition.

Sunday, April 18, 2010, 5:00 PM (Refreshments will be served)

Music, Memory and Morality

How and Why Wagner Matters

Thursday, April 15, 2010 at 7:30 PM

Many people regard Wagner as the Musical muse of Hitler. Maestro James Conlon will explore the question of whether an artist’s work can always be separated from his/her message, particularly in the lifetime of those who were afflicted by the message.

No Charge, RSVP required. Call 310.772.2529.

Ethics in the Field: An Inside Look at Israel Defense Forces' Operations

Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at 8:00pm

Yom HaShoah
Holocaust Remembrance Day

Monday, April 12, 2010 at 11:00am

Against the Tide

Film Screening

Wednesday, April 21, 2010 at 7:00pm

Family Sunday - Yom HaShoah
Holocaust Remembrance Day

Sunday, April 11, 2010 from 12:00pm - 4:00pm

Hughes Middle School, Long Beach, CA presents Tolerance banner to MOT.

Friday, April 9, 2010

Family Sunday - Cesar Chavez Day

Sunday, March 28, 2010 from 12:00pm - 4:00pm

Among the Righteous: Lost Stories from the Holocaust in Arab Lands

FILM SCREENING

Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 7:00 PM

Q & A with Robert Satloff following the screening.
A dessert reception and book signing will follow the discussion.

No Charge. RSVP required. Call 310.772.2527.

Stop the Bomb

Wednesday, March 24, 2010 at 7:00pm

Germany is Iran’s most important trading partner. Hear from two young Germans who have launched a bold campaign that calls on the German government to impose effective political and economic sanctions against the Iranian government and that encourages German companies to stop all trade with Iran. Michael Spaney and Joerg Rensmann of the Stop The Bomb campaign will expose the complex maze of German-Iranian business ties and share their intense efforts to bring international sanctions against Iran.

No charge. RSVP required. Call 310.772.2526.

The Simon Wiesenthal Center and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) open MOT exhibit honoring Kurdish victims of Halabja chemical attacks

Tuesday, March 16, 2010 1:00pm

MOT hosts Out of Silence: Readings from the Afghan Women’s Writing Project

Monday, March 8, 2010

A Strategy for Combating Holocaust Denial

With Ephraim Kaye,
Director of the International Seminars at Yad Vashem

Thursday, March 4, 4:30 - 6:30 PM (Dinner following)

Simple, Not Easy: Reflections on Community, Social Responsibility and Tolerance

Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 7:00pm

MOT hosts NAACP program and reception

Friday, February 26, 2010

Family Sunday - African American History Month

Sunday, February 21, 2010 from 12:00pm - 4:00pm

Courage / Para Todos Los Ninos - Exhibition Opening

Monday, February 8, 2010 at 5:30pm

Inglorious Basterds

Thursday, February 4, 2010 at 7:00pm

Members Only Screening

RSVP required. Limited Seating (310) 772-2527. Free of Charge to MOT Members.

Lessons from Little Rock

Monday, February 1, 2010 from 9:00am - 1:30pm

Auschwitz: How Do We Remember after 65 Years?

Wednesday, January 27, 2010 at 2:00pm

LAUSD Students present their projects at the culminating event for the “A Service Learning Process – In Honor of Rev. Dr. Martin L. King, Jr. and Cesar Chavez” program at the MOT.

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Museum of Tolerance Mourns the Passing of Miep Gies

Monday, January 11, 2010

MOT Welcomes the Commissioner of the CA Highway Patrol

Thursday, January 7, 2010

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