On September 26, 1943 about 240 Jews accomplished a daring escape from the Novogrudok (Navardok) labour camp in Belarus (White Russia) via an underground tunnel dug by the inmates over a period of several months. In this programme, we will focus on this little-known escape, which, according to research carried out by Dr. Betty Cohen, […]

Monday 28 October, 16:00 Join us for a one-hour workshop focusing on the History of Holocaust Literature, with some examples, and discussion of Dan Jacobson’s novel, Heshel’s Kingdom. Jacobson was a South African writer who wrote about his grandfather’s origins in Lithuania and his own visit to that country to visit sites of mass extermination. […]

Thursday 31 October, 18:00 This talk will explore how at birth we are all handed a bag that someone else packed. We carry it without questions for a long time until about middle age, at which point we have collected so much baggage of our own we begin wondering why this bag is so heavy. […]

WEDNESDAY 6 NOVEMBER 18:00 Join the Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre for a special talk by Lorenz Völker, as he shares his personal journey of discovering his late grandfather’s hidden past. Through years of research, Völker also uncovered the legal history of the Third Reich and brought together families of both perpetrators and Jewish victims. […]

SUNDAY 10 NOVEMBER, 2PM (SAST) The Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre, the Goethe-Institut, and the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung invite you to their annual commemoration of the 1938 November Pogrom (Kristallnacht). The commemoration will include formal remarks, a candle lighting ceremony, a performance by violinist Sharon De Kock, and a keynote address from Prof Hanna Yablonka, […]

SUNDAY 17 NOVEMBER 21:00 Join us for a special event marking the launch of Arbeit Macht Frei, the final book in Dr. Batya Brutin’s trilogy on Holocaust icons in visual art. The programme opens with remarks from Yigal Cohen, CEO of Ghetto Fighters' House. Prof. Shelley Hornstein will then explore how visual art—through sculptures, photographs, […]

WEDNESDAY 20 NOVEMBER : Film screening at 16:30 and Talk at 18:30 Join us for a conversation with Dariusz Popiela, a Polish Olympic athlete, who in 2018, founded the Popiela Family Foundation "Centrum". It’s focus is on the "People, not numbers" project to commemorate victims by name and restore their memory. He also co-organises events […]

SUNDAY 24 NOVEMBER 14:00 Join the Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre in collaboration with the Association of Siberian Deportees, Sol Plaatje University, and the Embassy of Poland for the 11th Annual South Africa-Poland Heritage Conference: Remembering the 85th Anniversary of Russia Invading Poland and the 80th Anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising. Speakers include: Stefan Szewczuk: […]

MONDAY 25 NOVEMBER 14:00 SAST Join us for an online workshop on Working with Perpetrator Images: Exploring Propaganda Photographs held at Documentation Obersalzberg The workshop will be opened by Sebastian Peters, an expert on Heinrich Hoffmann, Adolf Hitler’s official photographer. Peters will introduce the material and work of the centre and this will be followed […]

26 NOVEMBER 21:00 Join us for the next instalment in the webinar series Lessons in Resilience from the Holocaust and Genocide featuring Dr Sara Brown Stories of Resilience: Learning from Survivors of the Holocaust and the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda   Dr. Brown will focus on testimony excerpts of survivors who describe life after their […]

THURSDAY 28 NOVEMBER 17:30 for 18:00 The Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre, FC Bayern Museum, Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, and the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Pretoria would like to invite you to join us at the opening event of FC Bayern Munich During National Socialism: Victims, Followers, Perpetrators. The opening will feature […]

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 […]