• Antisemitism in Australia and Working to Counter It

    Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre 1 Duncombe Rd, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

    Join us for a conversation with Rabbi Ralph Genende on Antisemitism in Australia and Working to Counter It: The challenges of Jewish identity today Rabbi Ralph Genende is a well-known […]

  • Online Roundtable: Holocaust Literature and Connective Histories of Other Genocides

    Online

    This online roundtable explores how Holocaust literature has shaped, and been shaped by in return, other histories of extreme violence. The speakers will discuss literature from Rwanda, Australia, and Yugoslavia, and highlight the complex and nuanced ways it engages with the Holocaust and Holocaust literature. This roundtable is part of an ongoing series featuring original […]

  • Session 3 – Othering, Occupation, Violence, and Denial

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    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, and Denial”. Topics that […]

  • “Echoes Across Time: Voices of Survival and Lessons for Our Future” Session 4

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    As we stand on the cusp of history, the voices of Holocaust and genocide survivors grow ever 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 crucial lessons these testimonies offer—on values, democracy, and the warning signs of oppression. Through […]

  • Laughing against Hitler: Soviet Yiddish Jokes and Songs of World War II

    Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre 1 Duncombe Rd, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

    Historian Anna Shternshis (University of Toronto) bring to life long lost Yiddish songs of World War II in this interactive lecture program, entitled  Laughing Against Hitler: Yiddish Humor During WWII in the Soviet […]

  • Special stagings of Sarajevo

    Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre 1 Duncombe Rd, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

    Theatre is where we gather — to remember, to feel, to face ourselves. It is not a place of escape, but of confrontation. In Sarajevo, we return to the stage […]

  • Webinar: Silent Tears: The Last Yiddish Tango

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    Join the SAHGF for an inspiring online lecture-concert featuring Grammy-nominated producer Dan Rosenberg and JUNO-winning singer Lenka Lichtenberg, as they share their remarkable music projects inspired by Holocaust poetry. The […]

  • Session 4 – Othering, Occupation, Violence, and Denial

    Online

    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 […]