Museum of Tolerance Hosts Teenage Docents as Part of Summer Education Program

For the second year, the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles, CA is conducting a summer program where high school students serve asdocents for museum visitors. The Museum of Tolerance, which is an innovative and internationally recognized museum, uses the lessons of the Holocaust to teach empathy and tolerance.

As part of the current program, 17 high school students from Los Angeles and beyond will spend six weeks learning and training tobecome discussion leaders and tour guides. Some of the high schools represented include Pacific Palisades Charter High School, Beverly Hills High, Ted K Tajima High School and even theColumbia Gramer High School in New York City.

Jim Berk, CEO of the Simon Wiesenthal Center and Museums of Tolerance stated, “It has been said that there is no better method oflearning than to teach. Our summer intern program is based around this principle. By learning how to teach the lessons of the Holocaust, our high school interns have an opportunity for a rich andenduring educational experience. We are particularly touched that some of our interns are the grandchildren of Holocaust survivors whose images line the walls of the museum.”

Summer tours by teenage docents are available Monday through Thursday during the weeks of July 15th and July 22nd, starting at 11:30am in the Museum lobby.

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The Simon Wiesenthal Center is an international Jewish human rights organization. It holds consultative status at the UnitedNations, UNESCO, the OSCE, the Council of Europe, the OAS, and the Latin American Parliament (PARLATINO).