Thank you to everyone who joined us last night for our State of the Union: Voices of Change event featuring our inspiring panelists, Claudia Oshry, Lizzy Savetsky and Ryan Saghian, moderated by Caryn Lieberman.

With over 300 people in attendance, the audience was empowered by our panellists to stand up in the face of antisemitism and all forms of hate. It was a fantastic evening that left everyone feeling inspired to find their voice and speak their truth.

‍

‍

‍

‍

‍

‍

‍

‍

‍

‍

‍

If you have any questions about programming or are interested in getting involved with generationNOW or Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center, email our Programs Lead, Leore at lzecharia@fswc.ca.

We will continue to create programs and events that work to keep the memory of the Holocaust alive and combat antisemitism and hate. Please take our short survey, so we can enhance each opportunity to better serve our community’s needs.

Take the survey here

‍

We would like thank Claudia Oshry, Lizzy Savetsky and Ryan Saghian for joining us and speaking about their experiences of using their platforms on social media to speak out in the face of antisemitism. Thank you to Caryn Lieberman for moderating this panel.

Thank you to our co-chairs, Ali Budd and Martin Ware, for leading our amazing committee, and thank you to our committee members, Jessica Waks and David Goodman, Jesse and Alexa Tepperman, Kelly and Sean Ostro, Ashley Steinhauer Otto and Jesse Otto, and Jake Mandel, who worked tirelessly to put together this successful evening.

An additional thank you to Lexi Alter, co-chair of generationNOW, for opening our event, and thank you to Holocaust survivor Andy Réti for calling on our audience to take on the “Never Again” pledge and vow to always stand up against hate.

Thank you to all our generous sponsors

‍