Fighting Antisemitism & Defending the State of Israel Since 1977
Named after the world’s most recognized Nazi hunter, Simon Wiesenthal, our mission is to combat global antisemitism, fight the demonization of Israel, and promote tolerance through education. Subscribe to our newsletter to learn more about our ongoing impact worldwide and join a community dedicated to justice, education, and action.
What You Will Receive
Clarity: Understand our mission and the critical importance of the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism to accurately identify modern hatred, from overt hostility to hidden tropes.
Real-Time Updates: Receive expert analysis and regular updates on the direct actions the Simon Wiesenthal Center is taking across the globe to combat hate.
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About the Simon Wiesenthal Center
The Simon Wiesenthal Center is a global Jewish human rights organization that has confronted antisemitism, hate, and intolerance since 1977. Named for the Holocaust survivor and Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal, the Center carries his conviction that memory and accountability are tools for protecting the present, not only for honoring the past. You can read more on the About the Simon Wiesenthal Center page.
Headquartered in Los Angeles, the Center works through offices in New York, Chicago, Miami, Toronto, Paris, Berlin, Jerusalem, and Buenos Aires, and holds accredited non-governmental status at the United Nations, UNESCO, the Organization of American States, and the Council of Europe. That standing lets it raise issues directly with governments and international institutions around the world.
How the mission works
The Center pursues its mission on connected fronts. It works to combat antisemitism in the United States and abroad, from international forums to state houses and Congress. It defends Jewish communities and the State of Israel against demonization. And it works to promote tolerance through education, using the lessons of the Holocaust to teach people of all backgrounds to respect difference and to act rather than stand by.
Much of that education happens through the Center's Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles and its Mobile Museums of Tolerance, which travel to schools and community centers across the country. The same work extends into research, public reporting, and storytelling that reaches audiences worldwide.
A global organization, close to home
Through regional offices across the West, Northeast, Midwest, South, Europe, and Latin America, the Center stays connected to the communities it serves while engaging leaders at the highest levels. Its European office has built a working relationship with German federal law enforcement, and its Latin American office helped secure adoption of the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism across the region.
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The Simon Wiesenthal Center newsletter helps readers stay connected to the Center’s advocacy, education, public statements, and global human rights work. Subscribers receive updates and context on the issues facing Jewish communities, the fight against antisemitism, and the Center’s ongoing response.
A global Jewish human rights organization headquartered in Los Angeles, fighting antisemitism, defending the State of Israel, and promoting tolerance through education.
Contact
1399 South Roxbury Drive
Los Angeles, California 90035