The room was full of people who have chosen helping professions as their careers. Care providers. Staff members who make a difference in the lives of Hamilton's aging population. Individuals who are on the frontlines of community life. Those who interact daily with senior citizens who are not immune to the growing pandemic of antisemitism. In fact, in some ways they can be more susceptible to online bullying and vulnerable to overt and more subtle kinds of racially motivated

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

Day (Toronto, On): International speaker at the Friends of Simon Wiesenthal National Policy Conference For Holocaust Education. Click here for details. Evening (Hamilton, On): Hamilton Jewish Federation & Margaret's Legacy event at the Art Gallery of Hamilton to Support Hamilton's Holocaust Education programs, March of the Living 2020 scholarships & Asper Foundation Human Rights and Holocaust Studies Program scholarships. TO RESERVE SEATS OR FOR SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES: e-

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

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.

Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies "From Compassion to Action" trip to Poland From Compassion to Action is an initiative that began in 2010. The objective is to travel with influential Canadian delegations from a variety of professional backgrounds to visit sites of the Holocaust to further understand the tragic consequences of hate. Discussions with experts in the field of Holocaust studies place the Holocaust in an historical context while making con