Toronto (March 28, 2018) – Friends of Simon WiesenthalCenter (FSWC) is very pleased to see Bill S-232, Canadian Jewish Heritage MonthAct, pass unanimously at third reading in the House of Commons today. With its passage, thebill is set to receive royal assent which will proclaim May as Jewish HeritageMonth in Canada.

“This important piece of legislation sets the stage forcelebrating the many contributions of the Jewish community to Canada.” said AviBenlolo, FSWC President and CEO. “We would like to express our appreciation andcongratulate the bill’s sponsors, Senator Linda Frum and MP Michael Levitt, fortheir dedication and commitment to championing this initiative. JewishHeritage Month, set in May each year, will be an important opportunity to bringawareness as to how the Canadian Jewish community and its members areinterwoven into the Canadian mosaic from coast to coast and have been involvedin all aspects of Canadian life."

FSWC has made its Jewish Heritage Month ResourceGuidebook available to community groups and to school boards across the countryin order to enhance their participation in Jewish Heritage Month. 

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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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