Survivor and Second-Generation Speaker Volunteers

About us:

The Simon Wiesenthal Center (SWC) is a global Jewish human rights organization that confronts anti-Semitism, hate, stands with Israel, defends the safety of Jews worldwide, and teaches the lessons of the Holocaust for future generations. It is an accredited Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) at the United Nations, UNESCO and the OSCE, the Organization of American States, the Latin American Parliament, and the Council of Europe. The SWC is headquartered in Los Angeles with offices in New York, Chicago, Miami, Toronto, Paris, Jerusalem and Buenos Aires. The Museum of Tolerance Los Angeles, founded in 1993, is the educational arm of the SWC. Moriah Films is the Center’s two-time Academy Award®-winning film division and the Museum of Tolerance Jerusalem is scheduled to open in 2024.

About the role:

The Museum of Tolerance Los Angeles, challenges visitors to confront bigotry and racism and to understand the Holocaust in both historic and contemporary contexts through cutting-edge interactive exhibits housed in a stunning multimedia environment. Since opening in 1993, the Museum has hosted over 6 million visitors. More than 1.5 million children and youth have participated in the Museum experience and its programs and over 200,000 adults have been trained in the Museum’s customized Tools for Tolerance® professional development programs.

We are honored to welcome Holocaust Survivors and their descendants to share their stories of survival with a variety of audiences at the Museum through our Witness to Truth speaker series. We welcome applications from Holocaust Survivors and their descendants (Second and Third Generation) on a rolling basis.

Volunteers are supervised by Emily Szasz, Program Coordinator, Volunteer Services and Arlene Kupietzky, and are based in Los Angeles at the Museum of Tolerance, 9786 West Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA. 90035. At this time, speaking engagements are limited to in-person opportunities at the Museum. Interested speakers must be able to speak in an in-person capacity at the Museum’s Los Angeles location.

Speakers in this group will also have opportunities to meet and engage with their fellow speakers via regular meetings and events.

We look forward to getting to know you and exploring how you best fit into our impactful educational work.

Speaking engagements are conducted on a volunteer basis. Volunteers are expected to demonstrate professionalism and respect throughout all aspects of position, and to contribute positively to the dynamics of the Volunteer Department as well as the Museum as a whole. Volunteers will receive regular review and are subject to professional expectations as determined by the Museum.