An important message to educators: If you genuinely invest your heart and soul into each child as an individual, you may never know the full extent of the return on your investment, but you can be sure it will be profound. The National Policy Conference for Holocaust Education was such a wonderful experience. Presenting to a room full of educators and human rights professionals from across Ontario was a humbling experience, and we would thank Avi Benlolo for this incredible o

On January 10th, 2019, Margaret’s Legacy had the honour of participating as a Conference Delegate at the C.H.A.N.G.E the Way Human Rights Conference, held at Carmen’s Banquet Centre in Hamilton, Ontario. This remarkable event was a fully student-led initiative organized by the Global Connect class at Dundas Valley Secondary School (DVSS) in Dundas, Ontario. Under the leadership of inspirational educator Mr. Toth and with the help of Ms. Dupuis, students designed a conference

Snippets from Margaret & Arthur's Book From Hungary to Hamilton Before WWII, Arthur was the direct beneficiary of "Enlightenment". At the time, he did not truly understand the immense blessing it was. He was able to go to college and own land. It was easy to take that for granted when he never remembered anything different. Below is an excerpt from 'Arthur's Story' in our book "From Hungary to Hamilton". Margaret and Arthur's Memoir is full of relatable stories and history th

This week, Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center (FSWC) facilitated their first workshop utilizing the new Journeys curriculum developed by Margaret’s Legacy. This unique opportunity was presented to one of the public schools in Vaughn, Ontario ( @YRDSB ) , as a ‘micro-history’ of the Holocaust, built around the stories of Margaret Stadler and Arthur Weisz, a young Jewish couple whose story of courage and perseverance in the face of Nazi hatred. Several hundred students gathered

Margaret’s Legacy is proud to announce an educational partnership with Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies. Our organizations share the belief that positive changes happen when we educate young people about the values of tolerance, empathy, and leadership. The Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Centre has been teaching Canadian students about these values through the lens of Holocaust education for the past 25 years, and they are excited to move forward with Mar

Danna spent 2 consecutive days in Toronto, Ontario presenting to grade 5 students and their grandparents. It’s been a busy couple of days for Margaret’s Legacy, as Danna was fortunate to visit both Bialik campuses to present at the grade 5 grandparent breakfasts. After screening “Margaret & Arthur’s Story” feature film, and sharing inspirational words with the grade 5s and their grandparents, there wasn’t a dry eye in the crowd. Danna felt privileged to share such meaningfu

JANUARY 26 - 27, 2019 Margaret's Legacy has officially partnered with the Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Centre, who will be facilitating the Holocaust Education engagements for Margaret's Legacy for schools in the Greater Toronto & Hamilton area. With the launch of a new Holocaust curriculum, this is a very exciting new stage for Margaret's Legacy. The initiative will be launched at the 2019 National Policy Conference on Holocaust Education for educators across North America.

Margaret's Legacy thanks all of the 2016/2017 participants for learning and growing with us! Thanks to you, we have impacted over 5000 students spreading messages of acceptance, diversity, and tolerance.

Danna & Dennis were contacted by students at Sir William Osler to come and present Margaret's Legacy's Documentary to their peers. The students felt that they were a minority and there were a lot of students in the school who did not understand the important messages of the Holocaust. Their hope was that Margaret's Legacy would help educate the students about diversity and tolerance.

Two Hundred More Students Educated!! This past week, two hundred high school students were educated at Hillfield-Strathallan College in Hamilton, Ontario. After the presentation, one 9th grade student wrote: “I thoroughly enjoyed the documentary presentation and the short lecture on the Holocaust. The documentary didn't just tell me statistics and facts; it took me deeper into the story, talking about real life experiences of a couple, who were taken by the Nazis. It showed

Margaret's Legacy's first speaking engagement in the USA. Danna Horwood was impressed with the questions and insights shared by the students at the Donna Klein Jewish Academy in Boca Raton, Florida. All were completely attentive to Margaret and Arthur’s Story and shared their meaningful impressions with Danna about the documentary. One student wrote; “While listening to this video, I realized how fortunate I am, and how I should take advantage and appreciate every little t