TORONTO (April 24, 2018) - Today, on behalf of the Jewishcommunity and Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center, President and CEO Avi Benlolowas at the Yonge and Finch memorial to pay respects to the victims ofyesterday's tragic incident.

“As we pay respects to the victims of this horrificincident that has affected not just the City of Toronto but all of Canada, ithas been moving to see such an overwhelming amount of kindness and compassioncoming from community members,” said Benlolo. “The hate that was shown by oneindividual yesterday is not reflective of the views and values that people inthis city hold.”

Every day, FSWC works on combating hate and intolerance througheducational programs such as daily workshops and the Tour for Humanity. FSWC iscalling for community members to devote this week to committing acts ofkindness in honour of the innocent lives lost.

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Media Contact:

Avital Borisovsky  
Communications Associate    
416.864.9735 x 29 
aborisovsky@fswc.ca

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

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