PM Justin Trudeau announces St. Louis apology
OTTAWA, May 8, 2018 /CNW/ – The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today announced that he will deliver a formal apology in the House of Commons over the fate of…
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Ex-Nazi Helmut Oberlander is appealing loss of Canadian citizenship for a fourth time
TORONTO (May 2, 2018) – Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center (FSWC) is monitoring today’s court appearance concerning former Nazi interpreter Helmut Oberlander as he appeals…
FSWC Pays Respects to Victims of Van Attack in Toronto on behalf of Jewish Community
TORONTO (April 24, 2018) – Today on behalf of the Jewish community and Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center, President and CEO Avi Benlolo was at…
$10 bank note features Mrs. Viola Desmond: 64 years later, a chance to ‘right the wrong’
(April 24, 2018) – On April 15, 2010, nearly 64 years after she was jailed, convicted and fined for defiantly refusing to leave a whites-only area…
FSWC denounces van attack steps from their Toronto office
TORONTO – Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center (FSWC) is shocked and deeply saddened by yesterday’s ramming attack in Toronto. According to reports, a white van…