The Simon Wiesenthal Center/Museum of Tolerance

The Simon Wiesenthal Museum of Tolerance

The Simon Wiesenthal Museum of Tolerance is a museum that explores the history of tolerance and intolerance throughout the world . The general example of intolerance is the Holocaust , with many modern celebrations such as Black History Month , defining what it means to be tolerant regardless of physical characteristics , gender , and religious beliefs The exhibits at the Museum displayed the various attempts and achievements that people have made in becoming tolerant of everyone embracing their differences instead of marking them as flaws and mistakes

Visiting

the Museum was a wondrous , yet saddening , experience for me While the message of the museum is that of a positive one , one must still take in all of the negativity that came before . One of the first things that I learned upon entering the museum was that you have to take the good with the bad the two concepts tend to exist simultaneously , so people should become accepting of both of them , as well as appreciative for the effect that one concept has on the other

The numerous exhibits displayed varying messages for tolerance and equality for everyone . One of the memorable exhibits was the "Ain 't You Gotta Right " video that took up sixteen screens on the one wall displaying interviews and footage from various rallies fighting for civil rights . The footage and interviews documented the battle for civil rights , a battle that is still being fought today by people who realize the importance of unity . It was...