At the 37th Israel Film Festival in Los Angeles, Rabbi Marvin Hier, founder of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, received the 2025 IFF Humanitarian Award. This honor highlights the organization’s longstanding commitment to confronting anti-Semitism and promoting tolerance, thereby reinforcing its role in advancing human rights and challenging hate.

The Simon Wiesenthal Center issued a statement on January 31, 2025, welcoming President Trump's executive order, 'Additional Measures to Combat Anti-Semitism.' The Center highlighted the order as a critical step in combating the wave of antisemitism affecting Jewish communities across the United States, affirming a strong stance against hate and intolerance.

The Simon Wiesenthal Center published its 2025 Digital Terrorism and Hate Report Card, evaluating major digital platforms' effectiveness in combating online hate, antisemitism, and extremism, and urging immediate action for accountability.

The Simon Wiesenthal Center expressed deep concern over an unprecedented surge in anti-Semitic incidents in Germany, citing an 80% increase in such cases. The organization urged the German government to implement robust security measures for Jewish institutions, expand educational programs to combat hate, and intensify online monitoring to counter hateful narratives.

On June 18, 2024, leaders of the German Federal Police Union, representing 206,000 officers from across 16 states, participated in training and dialogue sessions with the Simon Wiesenthal Center at the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles. The initiative aimed to combat the rising crisis of anti-Semitism in Germany.

The Simon Wiesenthal Center issued a call for the European Union and its member states to adopt measures including the IHRA definition of antisemitism, enhanced security for Jewish institutions, educational initiatives, and stronger legal frameworks in response to a disturbing rise in antisemitic incidents across Europe following recent geopolitical conflicts.

The Simon Wiesenthal Center praised the release of the UN’s first report on anti-Semitism, highlighting the report’s potential to challenge longstanding sources of hate and to promote accountability within global institutions.

The Simon Wiesenthal Center commended President Biden, US Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff, and White House Domestic Policy Advisor Susan Rice for unveiling a comprehensive strategy to combat anti-Semitism, including the adoption of the IHRA definition to increase accountability for hate crimes.

The Simon Wiesenthal Center released its annual report tracking anti-Semitism, highlighting cases such as the misuse of Holocaust imagery and the amplification of hate via social media. The report emphasizes the ongoing risk posed by extremist interpretations of historical events, reinforcing a commitment to monitoring and countering fascist narratives.