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A mobile museum that seeks to inspire individuals to stand up against hate, intolerance and racism and foster positive change.
The mobile museum is an educational initiative of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, a Jewish global human rights organization.
The Center confronts anti-Semitism, hate and terrorism and promotes human rights and dignity.
No registration is needed to tour the mobile museum, and registration is optional for the workshops.
Thursday, June 29 & Friday, June 30
Open for public drop-in visits from 11 am - 6 pm.
Vistors can decide which of the two workshops will be presented:
The Anne Frank Story
This workshop geared toward children in grades six to eight, will be presented in a film and discussion format. A short film about the life of Anne Frank will be shown followed by a discussion about the Holocaust, anti-Semitism, stereotypes and prejudice.
The Power of the Ordinary People
This workshop will present the concept that, while ordinary people have the power to create positive change in their communities, they also can become enforcers of hate and violence. This workshop explores both sides of this complex issue through the lens of the Holocaust, with short films discussing both bystanders to antisemitic violence in Nazi Germany and heroes who stood up against hate and saved victims of the Holocaust.
Visitors to the mobile museum are invited to view the Violins of Hope exhibit on the second floor of the Main Library. Ten violins that were played by Jewish musicians before and during the Holocaust as well as the stories of those musicians are on display. Also on the second floor of the library is a local exhibit, The Jewish Experience in Elgin, from the Elgin Historical Museum.