TORONTO (October 18, 2017) - Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies (FSWC) is asking the public to inform their local police if copies of "Your Ward News" were recently delivered to their homes or businesses so to assist in the ongoing investigation into a hate complaint made by FSWC.

FSWC has received reports that the publication was delivered to addresses in the North York area of Toronto, an area with a large Jewish population. This follows similar complaints in other areas in the GTA and surrounding areas recently.

Earlier this year, a petition launched by FSWC to call upon Ontario's Attorney General, Yasir Naqvi, to respond to the Jewish community's concerns regarding hate crime-related complaints, including "Your Ward News," received wide community response.

"We do not have to tolerate hate on our doorsteps. As the investigation into the publication is ongoing, it is crucial that police be made aware of each incident," said  Avi Benlolo, President and CEO of FSWC.

Those living in the Toronto area can report the delivery of copies of "Your Ward News" to Toronto Police at 416-808-2222.

To track antisemitism and hate crime, FSWC has a running list of incidents across the country which can be found on its website at www.fswc.ca under the antisemitism tab.

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​Media Contacts: 

​Atara Cadesky  
Communications Associate 
416.864.9735 x 30
acadesky@fswc.ca 

Avital Borisovsky 
Communications Associate   
416.864.9735 x 30
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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