SUNDAY 1 DECEMBER 9PM SAST Join Us for a Special Programme The Impact of Animation in Holocaust Remembrance Animation has emerged as a powerful tool in Holocaust remembrance, blending art and education to convey stories and lessons for future generations. This programme will explore how animation enhances documentary films and museum experiences, bringing history to […]

29 January 2025, 17:30 for 18:00 Join us to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2025 Marking 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau   The commemoration will feature formal remarks, a survivor candle lighting, musical performance by Dr Sharon de Kock, and a keynote address by Professor Shirli Gilbert on Jewish Refugees from Nazism in […]

Sunday 9 February, 14:30 for 15:00 The Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre in partnership with the Italian Cultural Institute, invites you to a screening of The Last Time We Were Children, directed by Claudio Bisio. Summer 1943, Rome. Four children – Italo, Cosimo, Vanda, and Riccardo – forge a deep bond despite the chaos of […]

16 February 2025, 9pm SAST The Ghetto Fighters’ House recently launched a new permanent exhibition, “Among the Trees – The Holocaust in the Soviet Union” that commemorates the Jews of the former Soviet Union, in the interwar years, through their shared fate under the Nazi occupation, and after the war. This series will explore these […]

17 February, 19:00 SAST The Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre invites you to the launch of SPACES OF TREBLINKA: Retracing a Death Camp by Jacob Flaws   Spaces of Treblinka utilises testimonies, oral histories, and recollections from Jewish, German, and Polish witnesses to create a holistic representation of the Treblinka death camp during its operation. […]

Wednesday 19 February, 22:00 SAST “Echoes Across Time: Voices of Survival and Lessons for Our Future” As we stand on the cusp of history, the voices of Holocaust and genocide survivors grow more urgent, reminding us of the cost of silence, the value of empathy, and the power of resilience. “Echoes Across Time” invites audiences […]

20 February 10am SAST This talk examines how the children and grandchildren of Holocaust survivors navigate private memory within families and sites of collective remembrance. It presents findings from 25 museum case studies on the representation of these descendants in exhibitions, exploring the impact of extending narratives to include the aftermath across generations. The research […]

Sunday, 9 March, 9pm SAST Join us for the second programme in our series, Jews in the Soviet Union: A Complex Narrative. This session, The Intersection of Heroism and Tragedy during the Holocaust in the Soviet Union, will explore the complexities of Jewish experiences in the region during World War II. Dr. Yaakov Falkov will […]

15 March 4pm SAST Join the Johannesburg Holocaust and Genocide Centre, in collaboration with the Inside Out Centre for the Arts and the South African Poetry Project (ZAPP) for the ZAPP Fest Performance Showcase   Join us to enjoy the performances of an exciting group of young South African poets as they explore the themes […]

“Echoes Across Time: Voices of Survival and Lessons for Our Future” As we stand on the cusp of history, the voices of Holocaust and genocide survivors grow more urgent, reminding us of the cost of silence, the value of empathy, and the power of resilience. “Echoes Across Time” invites audiences to explore the critical lessons […]