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.
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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
đź•– 7:30 PM
đź“ŤMuseum of Tolerance 9786 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90035
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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.
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.
đź“ŤSaban Theatre
🗓️ Tuesday, May 12
đź•– 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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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.
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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.
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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
đź“ŤMuseum of Tolerance 9786 W. Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90035
This event is offered free of charge. RSVP is required. Go to our story to get 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 Nazi terror as his once-respected Jewish family flees across Europe.
A Q&A with director John Rokosny will follow the screening.
In honor of Yom HaShoah, the @simonwiesenthalcenter and the @museumoftolerance remember the 6 million Jews murdered in the Holocaust and other victims of Nazi persecution.
Through education, we preserve their memory and stand against hate in all its forms.
#neveragain #YomHaShoah
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Leadership Military Academy cadets took a meaningful field trip to the Museum of Tolerance.
During the visit, Students learned about the history of discrimination, the importance of standing up against hate, and how tolerance and respect can make our communities stronger.
The exhibits helped us understand real historical events and encouraged us to think about how our actions can make a positive impact.
This trip was an important learning experience that helped cadets grow as leaders and better understand the value of empathy, respect, and responsibility.
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The Women's Political Council has been inspiring individuals to become change makers in their community for decades.
In 1955, frustrated with frequent police brutality and Jim Crow laws and inspired by the actions of Rosa Parks, the Women’s Political Council of Montgomery, led by their President, Jo Ann Robinson, began the first day of the bus boycotts against racial discrimination. A boycott began and over the span of the next two months, the Council distributed over 35,000 leaflets and organized carpools from over 300 cars to avoid using public transportation. The attention dedicated to the boycotts ultimately contributed to the Supreme Court case, Browder v Gayle, in 1956 that ruled segregated buses unconstitutional.
We remember the founder Mary Fair Burks, President Jo Ann Robinson and the Women’s Political Council, not only as figures of resistance towards racial inequality, but as trailblazers towards civic engagement. At the @museumoftolerance , we honor this spirit of activism and fight for human rights by narrowing the gaps between past and present events and using education as a powerful tool for peace, empathy, and tolerance.
To learn more related content, visit our Social Lab exhibit. Buy your tickets on our website!
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
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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.
