Staff from the Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban Holocaust & Genocide Centres joined the Austrian Service Abroad and the Kaplan Centre for Jewish Studies (UCT) for an annual Holocaust Study Tour in Poland. Join us as the delegates reflect on their experiences visiting sites in the context of Jewish life in Poland and the Holocaust, […]
This programme will focus on instances of solidarity and compassion among female prisoners in Nazi camps during the Holocaust, raising questions about the connection between a shared sense of unity and the chances of survival. Dr. Rochelle G. Saidel will give the opening remarks on the importance of researching and discussing the history of women […]
Join the Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre for a film screening and Q&A with director Sulochana Peiris. This documentary looks at Sri Lanka’s 2022 Aragalaya protests from a protest movement building and mobilisation perspective and centres around interviews with several key core activists-belonging to different ethnic, linguistic, and professional backgrounds – who were part of […]
In the midst of uncertainty and shadows, our series on resistance stands as a beacon of hope. Over the course of our 8-part series, we aim to shed light on […]
Join the Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre and Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung for the Johannesburg launch of Resisters: How Ordinary Jews Fought Persecution in Hitler's Germany. Jewish resistance during the Holocaust is […]
Please join us for an exclusive workshop with Professor Wolf Gruner looking at the #LastSeen Project. Please note that this event is only open to JHGC members, educators, volunteers and […]
In honour of Human Rights Month, the JHGC and Embassy of the Federal Republic of German Pretoria are hosting a screening of Fritz Bauer's Legacy: Justice has no expiration. Probably […]
Join us for the fourth programme in the “Bridge Over Troubled Water”: Solidarity and Civic Responsibility in Times of Crisis webinar series. After the establishment of the Warsaw ghetto […]
In honour of Human Rights Day, join the JHGC for A Conversation with HRH Prince Georg Friedrich of Prussia & Tali Nates Confronting the Past ... Memory and Responsibility HRH […]
Join us on this transformative journey; let this series serve as your source of empowerment, inspiring our community to find their own light within the encompassing shadows. In the second […]
The Katyn Massacre, a tragic event during World War II, involved the mass execution of thousands of Polish military officers, intelligentsia, and other prominent figures by the Soviet secret police, […]
Come celebrate and enjoy the performances of an exciting group of young South African poets as they explore themes of community, human rights, and identity inspired by the JHGC exhibition. The poems which will be performed are the product of a one-day poetry workshop facilitated by Mandi Vundla, a celebrated live poet. This workshop is […]