Talk:Museum of Tolerance

Unbalanced article
This article is sorely in need of expansion. As it currently stands, there is more substance in the criticism section than in the main section of the article. I will endeavor to add some material, but in my opinion it would be much better for someone who has actually been to the museum to take this on. Cgingold 06:10, 20 April 2007 (UTC)

I agree that this article misses the point of why the Museum of Tolerance is important, meaningful and relevant to the values and ideas that are integral to living in a mutli-cultural society. The exhibits and methods of conveying the experiences of Jews who were systematically stripped of their rights and property and killed may be emotionally "charged". How else does one describe atrocity? I believe that the writer of the crticism section stakes out a dubious if not dangerous position likening the methods of presenation of content by the museum to the manipulation of ideas employed by the Nazis. I have seen graphic and disturbing images in documentaries about slavery, racism and the genocide of American Indians. Do these depictions constitute propaganda if they are factually and historically true? Not necessarily. Certainly not if the net effect of such presentations is that more people (and children) begin to notice the historical contexts of inequalities and prejudices in society and develop empathy for others. Curiously, the treatment of the current crisis in Darfur by Wikipedia is comprehensive and reflects the highest standard of journalistic integrity and fairness. What's up with that?

This article points out the necessity for continued vigilance by all free-thinking human beings of every creed and stripe who understand that the impoverishment and abridgement of basic human dignity of any group is an undesirable condition -not just for the group that such discrimination targets- but for society as a whole. The irony of the fact that one warped person can be allowed to speak for all of society on a Wikipedia webpage and plant the seed of doubt that may germinate in full-blown prejudice strikes one as predictable and sad. I am going to the Museum of Tolerance this week. I intend to inform the museum of how their institution is being represented on Wikipedia. Maybe, after visiting the museum, I'll try to summarize my experience in terms and language that promote and celebrate the true mission of the museum which, I surmise, is the arousal of conscience that is at the heart of all human beings. 76.174.194.84 (talk) 17:23, 3 August 2008 (UTC)

Criticism section
I removed a section criticising the museum for lacking a sepecial section on the Armenian genocide. My reasons are 1) It is untrue. I visited the museum recently and the Armenian genocide si forcefully delt with in several exhibits and is one of three geoncides that are the topic of the introductory film.  2) this is a museum about the holocaust, there is no requirement that it sould cover other topics. 3) the Armenian Library and Museum of America, which I have visited, does not inculde so much as a mention of the Holocaust, and no one criticizes this on its wikipedia page. why should a Holocaust Museum be criticized for not devoting space to other genocides? However, I repeat, the criticism is untrue because the MOT does devote a great deal of space to the Armentian genocide.  Frankly, I wish that theArmenian community would buid a Museum of this calibre dedicated to the Armenian genocide.  It would be a worthy enterprise.Elan26 (talk) 21:05, 1 June 2008 (UTC)Elan26

I thought it was a museum for tolerance in general, not a specifically Holocaust museum. Snipanlol (talk) 12:38, 7 October 2010 (UTC)

Nazism
Please note [this vandalism]. LamaLoLeshLa (talk) 04:43, 24 September 2008 (UTC)

Haaretz "Special Report" on MOT in Jerusalem.
Haaretz has been running a story on the soon to be built Museum of Tolerance in Jerusalem. Specifically the backlash against it within certain areas of Israel (the political left and most of the non-Jewish residents). The issue is that the museum is being built on top of a Muslim cemetery that dates back to at least the 14th century.

Recently a report came out showing that the bodies have been damaged by the company hired to excavate the area. http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2010/may/19/excavators-accused-of-desecration/

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/israel/7737047/Israeli-contractors-dig-up-Muslim-graves-at-museum-of-tolerance.html

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/travel/Israel+Contractors+accused+damaging+cemetery/3044884/story.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/19/world/middleeast/19webbriefs-CEMETERY.html?ref=middleeast

http://www.haaretz.com/magazine/friday-supplement/museum-of-tolerance-special-report-part-ii-secrets-from-the-grave-1.290941

I am not a wikipedia member or someone who can be completely neutral on the subject so I leave it to those of you who can both edit and be fair. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 170.123.4.230 (talk) 14:37, 20 May 2010 (UTC)

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POV Tag
I added a POV tag to the article, as the criticism section still seems relatively biased. While it is an outside source, I wouldn't say that the section necessitates said source, along with the addition of the yard sign. Apologies if I'm off base here. HuzzahitstheDoctor (talk) 07:03, 1 July 2018 (UTC)

Exhibits
I cleared out a lot of content in this diff. Nothing wrong with descriptions of the exhibits but there were no sources. Exhibits also change all the time so perhaps they are different now. ImThe IP (talk) 03:35, 30 August 2020 (UTC)