On May 2, 2024, Margaret’s Legacy marked a profound milestone as the Margaret’s Legacy Holocaust Learning & Jewish Advocacy Centre officially opened its doors to the community. This unveiling of a new space at the newly renovated Hamilton Jewish Federation building was the realization of a vision years in the making.

Canadian Jewish News Feature Article by Ralph Benmergui (full story can be read on the CJN website) May 3, 2024 Ralph Benmergui at the opening of Margaret's Legacy on May 2, 2024. It’s a sunny and warm Thursday downtown in my city, where sandwiched between a paint store and the brick-and-mortar home of a sports app on Main Street is a place called JHamilton. The Hamilton Jewish Federation hasn’t always lived here, though. And like much in this community, it’s had its share of

Nicole Martin, CHCH News April 4, 2024 "A Hamilton woman is honouring her grandparents’ Holocaust legacy by continuing to share their story through education and community work. Margaret’s Legacy Holocaust Learning & Jewish Advocacy Centre has opened in Hamilton on Main Street West with the idea of educating people on an awful period of human history." Original link can be found here

Standing among a sea of people, many wrapped in Israeli flags, some holding signs, others just being present, it was evident that our community shows up when it matters most. In recent years, and especially in the months leading up to this gathering, the Jewish community has been navigating a renewed wave of uncertainty. Antisemitism has felt closer, more visible, and at times, more normalized than any other time in recent memory.

Set to open in May 2024 at the Hamilton Jewish Federation, the Margaret’s Legacy Holocaust Learning & Jewish Advocacy Centre will be opening its new Museum: a dynamic, evolving hub for education, dialogue, and engagement featuring the story of Margaret and Arthur Weisz, many of Hamilton’s Holocaust survivors and rotating exhibits of interest.

The Museum of Hope began in 2013 through the initiative of award winning educator Rob Flossman, who reimagined what it could mean to teach history. Rather than keeping the past confined to textbooks, he created a learning environment where students actively engage with artifacts, testimonies, and the lived experiences of those in their own community.