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Simon
Wiesenthal Exhibit
Japan has become the first country outside the United States
to host the exhibition, "I Am My Brother's Keeper: The
Life and Times of Simon Wiesenthal." Produced by the
Simon Wiesenthal Center, the renowned Jewish human rights
organization based in Los Angeles, the exhibit opened on
September 12 at the Soka Gakkai Toda Peace Memorial Hall in
Yokohama where it was shown for four months before traveling
to other cities in Japan.
The exhibition consists of photographs, documents, written
reflections and memorabilia of Simon Wiesenthal, a survivor of
the Nazi Holocaust who has devoted his life to bringing Nazi
war criminals to justice. Repeated threats to Mr. Wiesenthal's
life have not diminished his commitment to numerous human
rights causes. His work has been acclaimed for promoting the
cause of international condemnation of war crimes.
Masanori Otaka, one of the exhibit's organizers, commented:
"We wanted to show Japanese people how a single person,
despite daunting adversity, actually bettered the world. We
also felt that it was an opportune time for the people of
Japan to give serious thought to the atrocities committed in
Asia by the Japanese imperial military during the war."
"I Am My Brother's Keeper," the second collaborative
effort between the Simon Wiesenthal Center and the Soka
Gakkai, follows "The Courage to Remember: Anne Frank and
the Holocaust," an ongoing exhibition that has traveled
to 51 cities in Japan and attracted some 1.7 million visitors.
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