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

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

Tom arrived at this port at the age of 4 with his parents, after escaping the horrors of the Holocoaust. Tom & Danna presented Margaret & Arthur's Story to dozens of elementary schools at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 on Nova Scotia. It was especially meaningful and nostalgic for Tom, as this was the port he had arrived at after the horrors of the Holocaust at the age of 4. The next day, Danna was invited to one of the local public schools for a more intimate

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.

This past week, Margaret and Arthur's great-granddaughter, Jamie, led her first solo presentation at the Hamilton Hebrew Academy! Yasher Koach, well done, Jamie! She is pictured here with her grandfather, Tom Weisz, and with Rabbis Mordechai (left) and Daniel (far right) Green

"By retelling their story, the result Danna achieves is two-fold. She perpetuates the memories of her ancestors through Zikaron; the mitzvah of remembrance. By educating future generations about the past, Danna also furthers the mitzvah of Tikkun Olam (repairing the world), teaching tolerance, acceptance of race, colour and religion, and hopefully ensuring that the horrors her family endured repeated." - Steven Brock JGSH Treasured Times

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