Date

Tuesday, May 12, 202
7:30 PM

Location

York Region (Address to be shared with registered guests)

We are pleased to invite you to a special evening on Tuesday, May 12th, with Michal Cotler-Wunsh, exclusively for UJA's Major Gifts donors in York Region.

 

Join us for an intimate gathering as Michal shares a front-line perspective on the global fight against antisemitism and the work of the International Legal Forum (ILF). Under her leadership, the ILF convenes a global network of legal experts and organizations advancing coordinated strategies to confront the growing forces of demonization, delegitimization, and double standards targeting Israel and the Jewish people.

 

Michal will explore how these challenges are evolving, and what is being done to expose and prevent them. 

 

Tuesday, May 12, 2026 | 7:30 PM
Drinks & dessert will be served (kashrut observed)

 

Hosted by Rick & Lillian Ekstein
York Region (Address to be shared with registered guests)

 

This exclusive gathering brings together a select group of York Region community leaders and offers a unique opportunity to engage with one of the leading voices in this space.

 

Please note that space is limited. We kindly ask that you RSVP by May 1, 2026.

If you have any questions, please contact Genny Dozortsev at [email protected].

 

2026 Annual Campaign Co-Chairs: Joel Flatt and Gayle Goldgut

2026 York Region Chair: Barbara Orvitz

2026 Major Gifts Co-Chairs: Guy Alberga and Leslie Richmond

SPEAKER

MICHAL COTLER-WUNSH
CEO of the International Legal Forum (ILF)
Former Special Envoy for Combatting Antisemitism / Former Member of Knesset

Michal is a leading international human-rights lawyer and expert on antisemitism and lawfare, who brings over two decades of unparalleled experience at the intersection of law, strategy, policy, and global advocacy, to her role as CEO of the International Legal Forum (ILF).

She received her LL.B. from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and her LL.M. from McGill University in Montreal. She most recently served as Israel’s Special Envoy for Combating Antisemitism, and previously also as a Member of Knesset.

Since October 7th, Michal has engaged and addressed global leaders, including in the United Nations, parliaments, academia, media, on the rising urgency to comprehensively identify all strains of antisemitism.

Click here to read her full bio.