Spirit of Hope New Date Announcement

Dear Friend:

Shalom!

I hope and trust my letter finds you and yours healthy and safe.

Due to an abundance of caution and in accordance with government directive, Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center’s Board of Directors and its management is postponing the Spirit of Hope Benefit from May 25th to Monday, December 7, 2020. This gives us a new timeline of eight months to optimistically get through this very challenging time, subject to health conditions to be continuously revisited.

The next number of months will be challenging for us all. With continued unity and strength we will get through this unprecedented time together. From my perspective, FSWC is here at the right moment - to ensure ethics and morality are maintained in these times of crisis. If we can learn from history, it's in times of trouble that our voice is needed most. FSWC is your voice.

This is why, our team of highly trained and educated professionals are communicating with educators and students; teaching online; providing resource material and ensuring that especially in times of darkness we inspire people into acts of compassion. At the same time, our communications advocacy team is monitoring and responding to antisemitic incidents and issues on a daily basis while defending Israel and the Jewish community.

Difficult days are ahead. But we are determined to work every single day to represent the life and legacy of Simon Wiesenthal. As we transition our Spirit of Hope fundraising campaign to December 7th and rebuild our program, we ask you to renew your support because we need your strength and we absolutely should not be letting our guard down.

If you need to reach me for any reason, please email me at president@fswc.ca.

To make your 2020 pledge and reach our campaign team, please email Elise at ekorne@fswc.ca or Ariel at awaks@fswc.ca.

We pray for this plague to pass. We pray for good health and wellness for all humanity. We pray for strength and resilience.

And we wish all of our donors and our friends a happy and healthy Passover, a blessed Good Friday and Easter and many good tidings for all.

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Respectfully,

Avi Benlolo
President & CEO, Friends Simon Wiesenthal Center (FSWC)

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