Museum Of Tolerance
The Museum of Tolerance located on Pico Boulevard in Los Angeles is a 150,000 square foot, high-tech, hands-on experimential museum that focuses on two themes through interactive exhibits: the dynamics of racism and prejudice in America and the history of the Holocaust--the ultimate example of prejudice and inhumanity.

The Museum of Tolerance offers some wonderful programs for educators.

Tools for Tolerance
Simon Wiesenthal Center, Los Angeles, CA.

An intense seminar and workshop that utilizes the Museum of Tolerance's unique educational environment. Each program is tailored to meet the need of the particular group. For Educators: 310.772.7615/7/4

Teaching Steps to Tolerance
Simon Wiesenthal Center, Los Angeles, CA.

Summer Workshops
The Teaching Steps to Tolerance program, supported by a federal grant through the Institute of Museum and Library Services, offers many benefits to educators. This program offers four, one-week workshops to fifth and sixth-grade teachers and library-media specialists from all over the United States. The workshops provide educators with the time, resources and expertise to plan lessons that integrate teaching tolerance with the curriculum in their home school. The Museum of Tolerance's vast resources are available. Call 310.772.7609/16. www.tst.wiesenthal.com

Facing History And Ourselves
16 Hurd Rd. Brookline, MA 02445
617.232.1595
www.facing.org

'Facing History and Ourselves' is a national education and professional development organization whose mission is to engage students of diverse backgrounds in an examination of racism, prejudice, and anti-semitism in order to promote development of more humane and informed citizenry. By studying the historical development and lessons of the Holocaust and other examples of genocide, students make the essential connection between history and the moral choices they confront in their lives.