EDUCATION
MARGARET’S LEGACY
HOLOCAUST LEARNING &
JEWISH ADVOCACY CENTRE
More than an exhibit. A place to understand, to feel, and to rethink what it means to remember.
Designed as a local hub for meaningful learning, the Centre invites visitors to engage with Holocaust history in a way that is both deeply personal and educationally impactful.
Through ongoing programming, guest speakers, and survivor testimony, the Centre creates opportunities for visitors to engage directly with history and those who lived it. These experiences ensure that memory is not only preserved, but continually brought into conversation with the present. We welcome visitors from all backgrounds and offer meaningful, accessible education that connects past to present in a way that resonates.
OUR COMMITMENT
Holocaust Education
Empowering future generations with a deeper understanding of the Holocaust, its lasting impact, and the consequences of hatred and indifference.
Dialogue
Creating space for thoughtful, respectful, and meaningful conversations.
Learning Opportunities
Offering enriching experiences for students, educators, and the broader community.
Jewish Advocacy
Equipping individuals with the knowledge and confidence to stand up, speak out, and engage with Jewish issues today.
Rethinking Education
Exploring how Holocaust and antisemitism education has been approached in the past in order to challenge the status quo. We want to ensure that our approach is not just evidence based but rooted in the most current research available.
CONNECT WITH US
School Administrators & Educators
Did you know you can book the Centre for specialized training? Enhance your curriculum with expert-led sessions designed to deepen understanding and improve how these critical topics are taught.
Tours & Programming
We offer a range of guided experiences led by trained educators, guest speakers, and experts who provide valuable historical insight and context.
Galleries & Museums
Are you interested in hosting a travelling exhibit featuring the story of Margaret and Arthur? Please e-mail us at media@margaretslegacy.com to inquire.
Thank You!
Aside from Weisz family artifacts, the Centre hosts variety artifacts, photos and stories generously shared by individual survivors and community members.
We are so grateful for the generous contribution of the Harriet Smiley Memorial Holocaust Collection, donated by Madeline Levy.
The centre feature exhibit items donated by Nadia Rosa, Jacques Schoenberg, Yolanda Czyzewski Bragues and Vera Chaimovitz. (A full list of contributors will be shared here soon.)
The historic Holocaust memorial sculpture by Irish Canadian artist George Wallace, commissioned in the mid-1960s by a group of Hamilton Holocaust survivors, originally housed at the Delaware Avenue's JCC and then later moved to the Lower Lyons Club location now has a prominent spot in the Centre. The sculpture is as much a piece of Hamilton's history as it is a Holocaust memorial.
Rob Flosman’s Waterdown Museum of Hope graciously donated a portion of their original exhibit from Waterdown Secondary School as well. The rest of their collection can now be seen at the Waterdown Legion.
Each piece carries a story. Together, they create a powerful collective memory.