Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center Condemns Horrific Slaughter at Jewish Day School in France

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - March 19, 2012) - Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies (FSWC) condemns the brutal murders of three children and their father in front of a Jewish day school in Toulouse, France at the beginning of the school day on Monday.

"This cowardly and deadly attack should be denounced at the highest levels and the perpetrator captured and brought to justice as quickly as possible," said Avi Benlolo, President and CEO of FSWC. "It is clear that a toxic strain of antisemitism is beginning to surface and I expect French authorities will do their utmost to prevent further anti-Jewish attacks," he added.