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 […]
Join the JHGC and the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania to South Africa for In Conversation with Dr Simonas Strelcovas: Echoes of the Past - Looking towards the Future: Jewish History and its Presence today at the Vilna Gaon Museum Step into the story of Lithuania’s Jewish heritage—a tale of resilience, culture, and […]
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 […]
RSVP IS ESSENTIAL AS SEATING IS LIMITEDClick the link or email dowi@jhbholocaust.co.za ABOUT THE PLAY:In the powder keg of Sarajevo in the days before the first shots of the Siege are fired, a South African photojournalist hires a Bosnian Muslim woman as a translator and local guide. As the chaos of war consumes the […]
RSVP IS ESSENTIAL AS SEATING IS LIMITEDClick the link or email dowi@jhbholocaust.co.za ABOUT THE PLAY:In the powder keg of Sarajevo in the days before the first shots of the Siege are fired, a South African photojournalist hires a Bosnian Muslim woman as a translator and local guide. As the chaos of war consumes the […]
Join us for a special pre-screening of the documentary Sabotage, to stream on Thursday, April 3 through Sunday, April 6. This will be followed on Sunday, April 6, by a special Talking Memory Program, The Legacy of Women’s Resistance in Auschwitz. All registrants for the Sunday, April 6, Zoom program will receive the link and code to stream […]
INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE ALLIANCE GRANT PROGRAM WINNER 2023 Join us for the IHRA Webinar Series, in collaboration with the Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre (JHGC), Eastern European Holocaust Studies: Interdisciplinary Journal of the Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center (EEHS), Ukraina Moderna website (UM), and Austrian Service Abroad (ASA) on the theme of “Othering, Occupation, Violence, […]
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