About Robert

Based in Toronto, Robert Sarner is a writer, editor and communications specialist. He currently works at the Toronto-based human rights organization Friends of the Simon Wiesenthal Center (FSWC) where he serves as Senior Writer and Editor. He’s also a regular feature writer for The Times of Israel and edits a magazine for the International March of the Living and an annual newspaper for Camp Tamakwa. Before joining FSWC, Robert worked for Canadian Friends of Tel Aviv University and served for 2½ years as Senior National Director of Communications at Canadian Friends of Hebrew University. For 13 years until 2017, he was the Director of Communications and Public Affairs at Roots Canada.

Previously based in Jerusalem, he worked as a senior editor, reporter and anchor on Israel’s only English-language nightly TV news show. Before that, he was Editor of The Jerusalem Post’s weekly magazine after moving to Israel from France.  He also wrote about current affairs for both Israeli and foreign publications, including a monthly column from Jerusalem for the Canadian Jewish News for many years.

From a young age, Robert demonstrated a strong interest in media. When he was in high school in Toronto and junior college in Switzerland, he was an editor, writer and photographer for various yearbooks, and later worked as a layout artist at a city arts/leisure magazine. He began his journalistic career in Toronto as an editor and writer on a national weekly. He then moved to France where he first worked as a freelance writer for Canadian and French publications before being selected for the Paris-based ‘Journalists in Europe’ year-long fellowship program.

Robert then founded Paris Passion, an English-language city magazine of which he was the Editor and Co-Publisher for nearly 10 years before moving to Israel.

During his career, Robert has created and edited many customized publications for different companies and organizations, and taken on myriad assignments and special projects that have drawn on his expertise in media and communication. He’s written for numerous newspapers and magazines, edited several publications and created videos. With his rich professional experience, he’s also participated as a speaker and panelist at conferences and courses and hosted and moderated events in person and online.

Robert, who lives in Toronto, is married to Galya Sarner. They have three children – Aviv, Shani and Etye.