The Simon Wiesenthal Center has been mired in controversy since its inception, but with the help of a very skillful public relations staff and very expensive political lobbyists, the Center has managed to avoid intense scrutiny. Following is a sampling of newspaper articles and other information regarding these matters.
Protests over Jerusalem Museum of Tolerance spread
Jewish Journal
Controversy over the Museum’s failure to include the Armenian genocide
LA Times article: Armenians seek place in museum
SWC spent $51,000 for private jet for Governor Schwarzenegger
LA Times article: Nonprofit picks up governor's travel bill
SWC receives very low rating from Charity Navigator (the nation's largest evaluator of charitable organizations)
Charity Navigator
SWC criticized for high executive compensation in 2006
LA Weekly
Dispute Threatens Jerusalem Museum of Tolerance
Architectural Record
Jerusalem Tolerance Museum Sparks Fight
Washington Post
Ruling expected on Tolerance Museum construction
Jerusalem Post
Hier's Higher Connections
The Center for Public Integrity
Row over Israeli tolerance museum
BBC News
Wiesenthal Center Presses Ahead With Israel Museum Over Mounting Objections
The Jewish Daily Forward
Museum of Intolerance?
Los Angeles Times
Cultural Amnesia: The Museum of Tolerance
F NEWS Magazine
Dispute over Museum of Tolerance heads back to court
Jerusalem Post
Frank Gehry's Mideast Peace Plan
NY Times
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