Compassion to Action

Each year, FSWC invites some 30 influential Canadians on an eye-opening educational journey to learn about the Holocaust, racism and intolerance. The objective behind the Compassion to Action journey is to educate leaders about the history of antisemitism and to inspire and empower them to better address related issues of our times. Over the years, more than 150 police chiefs, educators, mayors, provincial and federal parliamentarians, school board superintendents, philanthropists and thought leaders have taken part in our Holocaust educational journey.

In previous trips, participants have visited the hallowed grounds of Majdanek and Auschwitz (Poland); explored the ancient Jewish town of Krakow (Poland); viewed original documents from the Nazi period (Germany, Austria, Czech Republic); visited Nazi sites in Nuremberg (Germany); learned about the trials of Nazi war criminals (Germany); walked the path of the ancients in Jerusalem and experienced modern Israel in the always bustling Tel Aviv.