Simon Wiesenthal Center
in Los Angeles, United StatesCategory: Attraction
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The Simon Wiesenthal Center – often abbreviated SWC – with headquarters in Los Angeles, California, was established in 1977 by Rabbi Marvin Hier; it was named for Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal, who was not involved in the organization. According to its mission statement, it is "an international Jewish human rights organization dedicated to repairing the world one step at a time.The Center's multifaceted mission generates changes through the Snider Social Action Institute and education by confronting antisemitism, hate and terrorism, promoting human rights and dignity, standing with Israel, defending the safety of Jews worldwide, and teaching the lessons of the Holocaust for future generations."The Center is accredited as a non-governmental organization (NGO) at the United Nations, the UNESCO, and the Council of Europe.
The organization aims to foster tolerance and understanding through community involvement, educational outreach and social action. The Center closely interacts on an ongoing basis with a variety of public and private agencies, meeting with elected officials, the United States and foreign governments, diplomats and heads of state. Other issues that the Center deals with include: the prosecution of Nazi war criminals, fighting against purported ODESSA networks; Holocaust and tolerance education; Middle East Affairs; and extremist groups, neo-Nazism, and hate on the Internet.
Hier’s relationship with Wiesenthal deteriorated during the 1980s, and in 1993 Wiesenthal unsuccessfully petitioned the Board of Directors for Hier’s removal.
