As part of FSWC's generationNOW program engaging young professionals, we hosted a special evening in May called The Mentors, which took place at the Israeli Consulate in Toronto. Dozens of under-40 professionals attended to hear from accomplished and inspiring leaders and gain insight into how to grow their impact in their community and beyond. A panel discussion featured three members of the Jewish community who’ve been highly successful, both in their careers and in philanthropy – Jordan Banks, Executive Chair at Great Canadian Entertainment who’s on the board of several major charities; Michael Kalles, President of Harvey Kalles Real Estate and supporter of many charitable organizations; and Ellen Schwartz, a schoolteacher, community leader and founder of Project Give Back and co-founder of Jacob's Ladder.

FSWC’s new DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) project to fight Jew-hate is off to a great start, making excellent progress since we began our outreach this past spring. We have made presentations, some with Holocaust survivors, to many government agencies, private companies and not-for-profit organizations. To help promote this initiative, we created a special digital brochure to distribute to a target list. A special ‘microsite’ is nearing completion that will showcase information online about Antisemitism: Then and Now, allowing for better search engine optimization (SEO) to help drive more leads. We are also preparing a digital standalone exhibition based on our Antisemitism: Then and Now workshop that will be made available to publicly accessible spaces across Toronto. We are working with the Toronto Police Service to create an antisemitism modular training program for all officers, with plans to expand it to other police services in Canada.