Today marked the beginning of the Tour for Humanity's North Bay week. There were 6 Canadian Experience workshops on the bus, where Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center (FSWC) Educator Daniella worked with Grades 9 to 12 students. It was a good but busy start to the week, with multiple media outlets and visitors stopping by during lunch. The last class of the day was quite memorable due to their questions. When Daniella asked the class if there was anything they ever wanted to know about the Holocaust, one girl raised her hand and asked about medical experiments she had heard about. Being a Grade 11 and 12 class, Daniella felt it was appropriate, so she explained about Dr. Mengele and some of the horrible experiments he conducted at Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. From there, students wanted to know more about daily life inside the camps with respect to the jobs, clothing and hygiene of prisoners. Daniella also spent some time dispelling common conspiracies such as Hitler surviving the war and having Jewish ancestry. Daniella also took the time to explain to the class that it was important not to believe everything they see online.

FSWC Director of Education Melissa along with Holocaust survivor Max Eisen travelled to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan for several days of training. Today, upon arrival, Melissa and Max travelled to Prince Albert, Saskatchewan to present to a group of law enforcement professionals, educators, first responders, First Nations and business leaders. This visit was organized by Acting Chief of Police Jeff Rowden, a participant in the 2016 Compassion to Action journey.