Photo by Donna Waxman Photography. Scroll down for full album. Three years ago, almost to the day, the Margaret’s Legacy Holocaust Learning and Jewish Advocacy Centre officially opened its doors at the newly renovated Hamilton JCC. It was a deeply heartfelt moment watching Tommy a'h and Sasha Weisz stand alongside their daughter Danna as they hung the mezuzah on the doorpost of the entryway. Last night, that same space became the setting for another deeply meaningful milesto

I know if I actually read my words I would find comfort in them. But the handwritten scrawl with his familiar penmanship distracts me. The sticky notes he left me on so many of the pages draw me in and keep me thirsting for more. I guess it’s normal to thirst when it seems no tears could possibly be left inside me.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Photo credit: Kevin Thom Photography A new memoir set for release on May 7th, 2026 offers a deeply personal look at what it means to grow up in the shadow of Holocaust history and how its impact is felt in today’s world. My Dearest Children explores what happens after the Holocaust story is told. Where do we go from there? It explores how memory, grief, identity, and inherited responses continue to shape individuals and families long after the events the