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       Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center Condemns Violent Assaulton Kosher Restaurant in Windsor, Ontario

February9, 2017 – Toronto: Friendsof Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies (FSWC) condemns the violent assault against theMazal Tov Kosher Restaurant in Windsor, Ontario on February 2, 2017.

Restaurant owner Mazal, who has been in the business for 19years, said she has never had an experience like this before. “It’s upsettingto see something like this and I really hope whoever did this will have thedecency to come here and talk to me. I will forgive him for what he did, but I wantto explain to him that living with hate is a lot more difficult than livingwith love.”

She also noted how supportive the Windsor community hasbeen. “It’s amazing how many people have stopped in to say they are sorry andthat they feel bad about what happened. That gives you strength.”

FSWC encouragesthe police to commit all resources necessary to finding the culprit whocommitted this deliberate and violent act, to prevent any further hate-basedviolent tragedies from happening anywhere in Canada.

MediaContact:
StaceyL. Starkman
Director of Communications & External Relations
416.864.9735 x 32 / sstarkman@fswc.ca
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Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center (FSWC) is a leadingCanadian non-profit human rights foundation directly representing over30,000 members. FSWC is committed to countering racism and antisemitism and topromoting the principles of tolerance, social justice and Canadiandemocratic values through advocacy and educational programs includingworkshops, Freedom Day, the Spirit of Hope Benefit, Tools for Tolerance and thewidely acclaimed new Tour for Humanity. FSWC is affiliated with the Simon Wiesenthal Center, aninternational Jewish human rights organization headquartered in LosAngeles, which has won two Academy Awards, has built two Museumsof Tolerance (with a third being built in Jerusalem) and is an NGO at theUnited Nations, UNESCO, OAS, OSCE, the Council of Europe and the Latin AmericanParliament. Visit us at www.fswc.ca

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