Quote of the Day

"My first acquaintance with a prophet and hero of the Holocaust was Simon Wiesenthal. Simon located Eichmann in Buenos Aires. I had already played him so I knew the circumstances and how long it took to get the Mossad to listen to him. I spent a long time with Simon and I knew him very well; we were very fond of one another."

- Actor Sir Ben Kingsley in an interview about his new role as Adolf Eichmann in the film "Operation Finale"

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US Deports 95-Year-Old Ex-Nazi Camp Guard to Germany

Former Nazi camp guard Jakiw Palij, who lived in New York City for decades after lying about his wartime past to enter the US, was deported yesterday to Germany. Palij was stripped of his citizenship back in 2003, but remained in the US for years while countries such as Germany, Poland and Ukraine refused to take him.

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Canada Maintains Disappointing Record Dealing with Nazi War Criminals

After the US deported its last Nazi war criminal facing deportation yesterday, it’s time for Canada to take a hard look at its failure in bringing suspected Nazi war criminals to justice. According to a recent report by Simon Wiesenthal Center’s chief Nazi hunter, Dr. Efraim Zuroff, while Canada has revoked the citizenship of 10 suspected war criminals for concealing their Nazi pasts, not a single one has been successfully deported.

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Swastika Found on London School Under Investigation

Just days after hate-motivated graffiti was discovered in Mississauga, a swastika was found spray painted on a school in London, Ontario over the weekend. FSWC has reached out to the school board offering educational programs and to London Police Service, who confirmed that the swastika graffiti is being treated as a hate crime.

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Every year, Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center hosts an array of events and programs to educate and inspire people of all ages and from all backgrounds to combat hate. From the Tour for Humanity to Freedom Day to Compassion to Action, these programs would not be possible without your support! Join us in continuing to make the world a better place today.

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From Schindler Survivor to Eichmann, Kingsley Says He Plays Horror’s Human Face

Known for playing roles such as Simon Wiesenthal and the father of Anne Frank, actor Sir Ben Kingsley spoke with Times of Israel about his recent role as Adolf Eichmann, one of the key organizers of Hitler’s Final Solution. He discusses the film “Operation Finale,” his love for Wiesenthal, and dedicating his performance to late Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel.

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IsraAID Sends Response Team to Help Flood Victims in Southern India

Israel's humanitarian NGO IsraAID sent an emergency response team to the southern Indian state of Kerala yesterday to help distribute relief to survivors of the state's worst flooding in a century. Hundreds of thousands of people have fled their homes to emergency relief camps.

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From the Arab World

Today Palestinian leaders rejected US President Donald Trump’s statement at a rally in which he defended moving the US embassy to Jerusalem and said "it was a good thing to have done because we took it off the table." He went on to say that in future negotiations Israel "will have to pay a higher price" while Palestinians "will get something very good because it’s their turn next." Senior Palestinian official Ahmad Al-Tamimi said that a peace deal was impossible without recognizing East Jerusalem as the Palestinian state capital.

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A Conversation with Father Patrick Desbois

Join us on October 15 for an in-depth conversation with renowned Holocaust researcher Father Patrick Desbois. After uncovering 2,100 previously unknown execution sites by interviewing 5,100 witnesses, Father Desbois has created a new understanding about the atrocities committed by the Germans and ordinary people during the Holocaust.

To register, email tsteyn@fswc.ca or call 416-864-9735 ext. 21.

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Report Antisemitism and News of Concern to FSWC

If you would like to report antisemitism or news of concern to Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center, please email aborisovsky@fswc.ca.