FSWC September 19, 2006

OPERATION LAST CHANCE CANADIAN AD CAMPAIGN BEGINS THIS MONTH 

TORONTO ......To mark the anniversary of Simon Wiesenthal death, a Canadian-created ad campaign by the Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center For Holocaust Studies, called OPERATION: LAST CHANCE, begins this month in select Canadian ethnic newspapers.
 
The campaign is designed to help bring remaining Nazi war criminals to justice by offering financial rewards for information leading to their arrest, conviction and punishment.
 
Said Friends’ President and CEO Avi Benlolo, “News media in various European countries as well as Canada have reported extensively on the launch and implementation of Operation: Last Chance. Now it’s time for a hard-hitting and focused ad campaign which may well run in other countries.”

The 1/4 page ads headlined:  $10,000.  WANTED.  ALIVE, will run in the  Bulgarian Forum, Deutsche Presses, Glos Polski, Kanadai Magyarsag, Latvija Amerika, Novy Domov, Ukranian News.
 
Said Leo Adler, Director of National Affairs for the Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center For Holocaust Studies, "The terrorists of today have to be made aware, in no uncertain terms, that they will be held responsible for their atrocities. The only way to credibly do so is to prove to them that time will not be their ally and that they will be hunted down, just as Nazi war criminals are being tracked and prosecuted."

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ABOUT FRIENDS OF SIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER FOR HOLOCAUST STUDIES 
Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies is a Canadian human rights organization dedicated to fostering tolerance and understanding through community involvement, educational outreach and social action. With over 40,000 members of all faiths, it confronts important contemporary issues including racism, anti-Semitism, terrorism and genocide. Friends is affiliated with the world-wide, Los Angeles-based Simon Wiesenthal Center, an accredited Non-Government Organization with status at international agencies, including the United Nations, UNESCO, OSCE and the Council of Europe, with offices in New York, Miami, Paris, Jerusalem, BuenosAires, and Toronto.  Simon Wiesenthal died in 2005 after devoting his life to preserving the memories of the victims of the Holocaust, while simultaneously seeking justice for the war criminals.