The Jerry Brown and Tom Bradley at Simon Wiesenthal Center Photograph Collection (1978; circa 1970s) contains approximately 100 8x10 photographs and 32 contact sheets featuring images taken at the Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies in Los Angeles, California. A majority of the photographs feature former California governor Edmund Gerald "Jerry" Brown Jr. posing with people (presumably guests and employees of the Center); and speaking at and in attendance at various events held at the Simon Wiesenthal Center in the 1970s. Also included are images of former mayor Tom Bradley also in attendance at Simon Wiesenthal Center events; and images of Simon Wiesenthal, and Center founder Rabbi Marvin Hier. Events include: Simon Wiesenthal Center receiving a State of California Certificate of Appreciation; a California Legislature Resolution event; and Beth Jacob Congregation Jubilee.

"The Simon Wiesenthal Center (SWC) is a global Jewish human rights activist organization that confronts anti-Semitism, hate, defends the safety of Israel and Jews worldwide, and teaches the lessons of the Holocaust for future generations through its advocacy and education programs, investigations, research, reporting, media, films, and museums. Headquartered in Los Angeles the SWC has an international footprint with offices in New York, Chicago, Miami, Toronto, Paris, Berlin, Jerusalem, and Buenos Aires, is an accredited Non-Governmental Organization at the United Nations, UNESCO, the Organization of American States, the Latin American Parliament, and the Council of Europe, and maintains relationships with the highest levels of governments throughout the world". ("About the Simon Wiesenthal Center")

1 box

The Gerth Archives and Special Collections is not the copyright holder for these photographs. If a patron wishes to make copies of materials in this collection, it is the responsibility of the researcher to attempt to locate the holder of the copyright to obtain permission for publication. Full responsibility for legal questions relating to the use and publication of manuscripts rests with the researcher.

There are no access restrictions on this collection.