TORONTO – On January 27 and 28, Friendsof Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies (FSWC) will host its thirdannual National Policy Conference on Holocaust Education in Toronto. Theconference is held in recognition of International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Canadian educators, lawenforcement officials and business leaders will be inattendance for this innovative and impactful conference experience that willfeature renowned Holocaust and human rights educators and experts, who willfocus discussions on best practices in and the future of Holocaust education.FSWC will also launch its Jewish Heritage Month guidebook for Canadians at theconference.

“The importance of educatingyouth about the Holocaust will never diminish, which is why it’s critical to ensuretoday’s educators understand how to approach this difficult topic with theirstudents and are prepared for future changes in how the Holocaust is taught inschools,” said FSWC President and CEO Avi Benlolo. “As communities around theworld commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we are reminded ofthe important role education plays in ensuring a tragedy like the Holocaust isnot repeated.”

WHAT:   National PolicyConference on Holocaust Education

WHERE: Novotel North York, 3 Park HomeAvenue, North York, ON M2N 6L3

WHEN:   Saturday, January27, 2018, 7 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. and Sunday, January 28, 2018, 8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.

WHO:      JohnMalloy, TDSB Director of Education; The Honourable Irwin Cotler, P.C., O.C.; Liebe Geft, Director of Museum of Tolerance; Wendy Lower, Acting Director of the Jack,Joseph & Morton Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies; Holocaustsurvivors and educators; Avi Benlolo, FSWC President and CEO; and much more.

Click here for more information about theconference and for a full list of speakers.

For additional information,please contact:

AvitalBorisovsky 
Communications Associate   
416.864.9735 x 29
aborisovsky@fswc.ca

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Friendsof Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies (FSWC) is a top Jewish humanrights foundation in Canada's organized Jewish community. It directly impactsover 100,000 people each year and 500,000+ peripherally. FSWC is committedto countering racism and antisemitism and to promoting the principles oftolerance, social justice and Canadian democratic values through advocacy andeducational programs including workshops, Freedom Day, Spirit of HopeBenefit, Tools for Tolerance and the widely acclaimed Tour for Humanity.FSWC is affiliated with the Simon Wiesenthal Center, an international Jewishhuman rights organization headquartered in Los Angeles which has won twoAcademy Awards, has built two Museums of Tolerance (with a third being built inJerusalem) and is an NGO at the United Nations, UNESCO, OAS, OSCE, the Councilof Europe and the Latin American Parliament. Visit us at www.fswc.ca. 

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