The Simon Wiesenthal Center’s Museum of Tolerance, which is accustomed to a wide range of international visitors, recorded a first last week when it hosted a group of six Syrian writers and artists.
The group included three writers, a journalist, a painter and a sculptor, most of them in their 30s.
They were taken on a tour of the museum by Rabbi Abraham Cooper, the center’s associate dean.
Before leaving, two members of the group recorded their impressions in Arabic in the visitors book.
One wrote, “A very fortunate visit, with a lot of information on these ugly crimes against humanity.”
The second entry read: “A revealing and moving experience. I hope this will not happen to other people.”
The Syrians were selected by the U.S. Information Service office in Damascus. Their itinerary was arranged by the International Visitors Council of Los Angeles.
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