TORONTO – On May 2, Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center (FSWC) will be joined by faith leaders from across Toronto in recognition of Yom HaShoah – Holocaust Remembrance Day – to pay respects to the 6 million Jewish lives lost in the Holocaust and to stand up against the rising tide of antisemitism and hate around the world.  

More than 20 leaders from the First Nations, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh and Baha'i communities will be in attendance – in addition to Holocaust survivors, government officials and community members – to participate in a public prayer for victims of the Holocaust and a candle-lighting ceremony in solidarity with the Jewish community.

WHO: First Nations, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh and Baha'i leaders; MPs Michael Levitt and Ali Ehsassi; MPPs Stan Cho, Roman Baber, Robin Martin and Aris Babikian; Councillor John Filion; Holocaust survivors

WHAT: Interfaith Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) commemoration

WHERE: Mel Lastman Square, 5100 Yonge St, North York, ON M2N 5V7

WHEN: Thursday, May 2, 2019

Interfaith prayer and reading of names of Holocaust victims: 6:30 p.m.

Candle-lighting ceremony in solidarity with Jewish community: 7 p.m.

To arrange interviews with spokespeople and attendees, please contact:

Avital Borisovsky
Communications Associate
416-864-9735 x29
aborisovsky@fswc.ca