Film: Questo ê un Uomo (This is a Man)
In honour of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, The Italian Cultural Institute of Pretoria, the Embassy of Italy in Pretoria, the Consulate General of Italy in Johannesburg, and the Johannesburg […]
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What we’ve lost: On the History and Presence of Queer Lives
Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre 1 Duncombe Rd, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South AfricaThe Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre, in collaboration with GALA Queer Archive (GALA), invite you to a special lecture by Dr Mirjam Zadoff on What we’ve lost: On the […]
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What do we remember? How do we remember? Who remembers?
Online2022 marks the 80th anniversary of “Aktion Reinhard” - the German plan to murder all the Jews of Poland living in the General Government. To mark this anniversary, the Galicia […]
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Guided tour of the exhibition “Seeing Auschwitz”
Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre 1 Duncombe Rd, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South AfricaYou are invited to join the Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre for a unique opportunity to explore the world acclaimed exhibition: SEEING AUSCHWITZ Visit the Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre […]
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Birth, Sex and Abuse: Women’s Voices under Nazi Rule
OnlineDr. Beverley Chalmers will present on how the Nazis abused reproduction and sexuality to create an ideological ‘Master Race.’ They prohibited those deemed ‘Life unworthy of life’ from having […]
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The Holocaust as an Interdisciplinary Tapestry
OnlineThe 1st session will feature Dr. Robert Krell Discussion on Psychiatry and the Holocaust Classrooms Without Borders, in coordination with Tali Nates, Founder and Director of the Johannesburg Holocaust […]
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JHGC Open Day
Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre 1 Duncombe Rd, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South AfricaRSVP to dowi@jhbholocaust.co.za
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After Genocide: Memory and Reconciliation in Rwanda with Dr Nicole Fox
Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre 1 Duncombe Rd, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South AfricaIn the wake of unthinkable atrocities, it is reasonable to ask how any population can move on from the experience of genocide. Simply remembering the past can, in the shadow of mass death, be re-traumatising. So how can such momentous events be memorialised in a way that is productive and even healing for survivors? Nicole […]
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Closed Workshop: Teaching and Learning about Genocide
Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre 1 Duncombe Rd, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South AfricaThe complexity of history and memories of Auschwitz When we talk about Auschwitz today as a memorial site we need to remember that this is a place where many different memories coexist. This is the result of a very complex history of the German Nazi camp. Initially the prisoners and victims of the camp were […]
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Seeing Auschwitz Walkabout with Paweł Sawicki
Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre 1 Duncombe Rd, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South AfricaPaweł Sawicki is a press officer and an educator at the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum Memorial. He is responsible for the Memorial’s social media, which is followed by over 2 million people on different platforms. He is also the editor-in-chief of the monthly online magazine Memoria & coordinator of the “Auschwitz: Not Long Ago, Not Far Away” exhibition project on behalf of the Museum. Sawicki […]
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The Symbolism of Auschwitz with Paweł Sawicki
Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre 1 Duncombe Rd, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South AfricaAuschwitz is not only a Memorial Site. It is also a significant element of our civilisation. The word Auschwitz has become a distinctive symbol of terror, genocide and the Shoah. It became a synonym for the greatest fall of humanity’s value system. The presentation will delve into the complex history of the camp and its […]
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The JHGC Book Club
Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre 1 Duncombe Rd, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South AfricaRSVP to dowi@jhbholocaust.co.za
