GET READY FOR THE NEXT CHAPTER OF
MARGARET'S LEGACY
Honouring the past through a renewed, evidence-based approach to how we teach about the Holocaust, antisemitism and citizenship.
Rooted in the story of Holocaust survivors Margaret and Arthur Weisz a'h, Margaret's Legacy began with the production of a widely shown documentary and has grown into a dynamic initiative focused on meaningful, values-driven education.
At a time of rising antisemitism and growing distance from lived memory, Margaret’s Legacy is committed to helping people engage with history in deeper, more personal ways. Our approach is grounded in current research, ongoing reflection, and real-world relevance.
In its next chapter, founder Danna Horwood expands this work through a powerful memoir exploring intergenerational trauma, identity, and resilience, inviting the next generation to not only remember the past, but to actively engage in healing, growing and shaping our collective future.
Written as thought provoking letters to her children, My Dearest Children is a new memoir produced by Margaret's Legacy's founder, Danna Horwood. Her engaging and thought provoking stories span nearly one hundred years of family history, from pre Holocaust to the present day, blending together themes of courage, survival, identity, motherhood, grief, legacy and the fierce belief that healing is always possible. Danna brilliantly weaves together pop culture, current events and evidence-based sources within her personal narrative to help achieve greater emotional depth, a sense of personal connection with readers and inspiration for the next generation.
ABOUT
MY DEAREST
CHILDREN
OUR STORY
ABOUT MARGARET'S LEGACY
Margaret’s Legacy was born in 2008 out of a single question from Danna Horwood’s 11-year-old daughter who was curious about her family’s Holocaust history. Danna was motivated to preserve her grandparents’ story through a documentary that her own young children could understand and learn from. What started as a personal Holocaust education project quickly became something far greater. The film started reaching and inspiring thousands of young people across North America, sparking powerful conversations about antisemitism, resilience, and what it means to stand up to hate.
THE
NEXT CHAPTER
INTERGENERATIONAL HEALING
Margaret’s Legacy continues its core Holocaust education work through the The Margaret's Legacy Holocaust Learning and Jewish advocacy Centre in collaboration with the Hamilton Jewish Federation. At the same time, our team’s focus has shifted toward supporting the social, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing of the next generation.
As world Jewry experiences heightened antisemitism and hate, many of us have been noticing reactions in our minds and bodies that feel all too familiar. This is because our inheritance goes far deeper than eye colour and personality traits. We inherit beliefs, fears, defenses, traumas, and unfinished stories that shape how we live.
This next chapter of Margaret’s Legacy, beginning with the release of Danna's Memoir, invites us to explore our inner world with compassion. To understand the stories that have shaped us, recognizing that healing is possible.