National Brotherhood Week
[The Museum of Tolerance promotes tolerance] “just as building health clubs promoted health.”—Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on the Jerusalem branch of L.A.’s Museum of Tolerance, which is built on an...
View ArticleCould Hitler Afford a Typewriter?
The Simon Wiesenthal Center has paid $150,000 for what’s believed to be the original of Adolf Hitler’s Gemlich letter, first articulation of his intention to eliminate the Jewish race. Typewritten and...
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“Respectfully, Adolf Hitler”: Gemlich Letter at Museum of Tolerance
The infamous “Gemlich Letter” goes on view today at the Museum of Tolerance. Typewritten and signed by Adolf Hitler on Sept. 16, 1919, it’s believed to be the earliest document of Hitler’s...
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Caveat Emptor on the Silk Road
One of the more peculiar museum trends is history exhibitions built around fake artifacts. In October the Museum of Tolerance opened an Anne Frank exhibit containing a reproduction of her diary and...
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Anne Frank at the Museum of Tolerance
Steve McQueen was living in Amsterdam when he conceived 12 Years a Slave. “I used to go by Anne Frank’s house almost every day,” he said. “Reading [Solomon] Northup’s book, I could not ignore the...
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