PROGRAM OF COMMEMORATION
Canadian Anthem
Michelle Jacobs
United in Remembrance
Simon Wolle
CEO, B’nai Brith Canada
Michelle Dor
Executive Director, StandWithUs Canada
Eric Petersiel
Head of School, Leo Baeck Day School
Allison Steinberg
CEO, Jewish Vocational Services Toronto
Dr. Ayelet Kuper
Chair, Jewish Medical Association of Ontario
Adam Minsky
President & CEO, UJA Federation of Greater Toronto
Rabbinic Reflections
Rabbi Steven Wernick
Beth Tzedec Congregation
Rabbi Michael Dolgin
Temple Sinai Congregation of Toronto
Rabbi Daniel Korobkin
Beth Avraham Yoseph of Toronto Congregation (BAYT)
Candle Lighting
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For Netta Epstein:
Alex Brainis
President, Maccabi Canada
David Krygier-Baum
Chief People and Inclusion Officer, Miles Nadal JCC
Carol Grubert
Board Member, Prosserman JCC -
For Shir Georgy:
Howard Biderman
Director, Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company -
For Tiferet Lapidot:
Talyah Breslin
CEO, Jewish Family and Child Service
Ori Goldstein
President & CEO, Jewish Addiction Community Services -
For Alexandre Look:
Dori Adams
Co-Founder, The Golda Club
Alana Kayfetz
Co-Founder, The Golda Club -
For Ben Mizrachi:
Rabbi Glenn Black
CEO, NCSY -
For Vivian Silver:
Sylvia Cooper
Co-Founder, The Interfaith Bridge
Mary Rolland
Co-Founder, The Interfaith Bridge
Shelley Tushinski
Co-Founder, The Interfaith Bridge -
For Adi Vital-Kaploun:
Joy Kaufman
Toronto Board Member, Ben-Gurion University Canada
Jennifer Shupak-Goldhar
Toronto Supporter, Ben-Gurion University Canada -
For Judih Weinstein Haggai:
Rabbi Dr. Seth Grauer
Rosh Yeshiva & Head of School, Bnei Akiva Schools
Alan Rusonik
Head of School, Toronto Heschel School
Claire Sumerlus
Head of School, Robbins Hebrew Academy
Prayers for the Departed and the State of Israel
Cantor Chaim Stern
Beth Tzedec Congregation
The Bond Between Our Community and Israel
Nadav Zysblat
Consul General of Israel, Toronto and Western Canada
Survivor Testimony
Chen Almog
Closing Remarks
Daniel Brown
Hatikvah
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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Chen Almog, Nova Festival Survivor
Born and raised in Israel, Chen Almog is 24 years old and currently lives in New York City. She was in attendance at the Nova Music Festival when it was attacked on October 7, 2023. Chen now shares her story whenever she has the opportunity, so that she can "honour the angels no longer with us."
Nadav Zysblat, Consul General of Israel
Serving as the Consul General of Israel to Toronto and Western Canada, Nadav Zysblat is an Israeli diplomat with extensive experience in international relations, public policy, and strategic government affairs.
Previously, Nadav served as the director of the Department of Consulates in the U.S., overseeing Israel’s eight consulates across the United States. He also served as a political advisor at the Embassy of Israel in Washington D.C., where he managed relations with U.S. government agencies on a broad range of diplomatic and strategic issues. Prior to that, he served as a political advisor to the director general of Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, supporting senior leadership on key foreign policy matters and interagency co-ordination.
Nadav holds an LL.B. from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is currently completing a master’s degree in Multicultural Judaic Studies at Ono Academic College, with a particular interest in Jewish identity, history, and contemporary Israeli society.
Nadav is married to his wife, Ateret, and together they are the proud parents of five children.