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| Simon Wiesenthal
Center (www.holocaust.com) |
 The
Simon Wiesenthal Center is an international Jewish human
rights organization dedicated to preserving the memory of
the Holocaust by fostering tolerance and understanding
through community involvement, educational outreach and
social action. The Center confronts important contemporary
issues including racism, anti-Semitism, terrorism and
genocide and is accredited as an NGO both at the United
Nations and UNESCO. With a membership of over 400,000
families, the Center is headquartered in Los Angeles and
maintains offices in New York, Toronto, Miami, Jerusalem,
Paris and Buenos Aires.
Established in 1977, the Center closely interacts on an
ongoing basis with a variety of public and private agencies,
meeting with elected officials, the U.S. and foreign
governments, diplomats and heads of state. Other issues that
the Center deals with include: the prosecution of Nazi war
criminals; Holocaust and tolerance education; Middle East
Affairs; and extremist groups, neo-Nazism, and hate on the
Internet.
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| United States
Holocaust Memorial Museum (www.ushmm.org) |
 The
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is America's
national institution for the documentation, study, and
interpretation of Holocaust history, and serves as the
country's memorial to the millions of people murdered during
the Holocaust.
The Museum's primary mission is to advance and disseminate
knowledge about the unprecedented tragedy of the Holocaust;
to preserve the memory of those who suffered; and to
encourage its visitors to reflect upon the moral and
spiritual questions raised by the events of the Holocaust as
well as their own responsibilities as citizens of a
democracy.
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is based in
Washington, D.C.
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| The Anne Frank
Center (www.annefrank.com) |
 Web
site for the Anne Frank Center USA, an educational center
founded in 1977. Features an online scrapbook titled Anne's
Story, and The Diary, a history of Anne Frank's diary with
excerpts. Includes information about a traveling exhibition,
Anne Frank in the World: 1929–1945.
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| Survivors of the
Shoah Visual History Foundation (www.vhf.org) |
 Informational
Web site of the Survivors of the Shoah Visual Foundation,
established by film director Steven Spielberg to document
the accounts of survivors and eyewitnesses of the Holocaust.
Provides information on the foundation and educational
products it produces, as well as updates on production
status.
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| Center for
Holocaust and Humanity Education (www.holocaustandhumanity.org) |
 Web
site with information about the center's activities and
resources for educators, students, Holocaust survivors and
liberators. A program of the Hebrew Union College Jewish
Institute of Religion. |
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| Association of
Holocaust Organizations (www.ahoinfo.org) |
 The
official Web site of the Association of Holocaust
Organizations, a network of institutions working to advance
Holocaust awareness, scholarly research, and education
programs around the world. Includes a membership directory
and information about upcoming conferences and seminars.
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