Film Screening of Four Winters

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

JOIN US on MOTHERS DAY For a High Tea and Special Screening of FOUR WINTERS Honouring the Mothers, Daughters & Sisters who Courageously Fought Back Against the Nazis and their Collaborators in WWII. Following the screening Award Winning Director / Writer / Producer Julia Mintz will join us for an in-person Q&A Torn from their […]

Lessons in Resilience from the Holocaust and Genocide with Dr. Khatchig Mouradian: Resisting the Armenian Genocide

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Join us to commemorate the Armenian Genocide with the next of the Lessons in Resilience from the Holocaust and Genocide with Dr. Khatchig Mouradian: Resisting the Armenian Genocide: Lessons in Resilience from a Clandestine Network of Humanitarians Dr. Khatchig Mouradian is a lecturer in Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies at Columbia University, and […]

Jewish Forced Labour in Romania, 1940-1944

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Join us for a webinar on Jewish Forced Labour in Romania, 1940-1944 as part of our new series on the Romanian Jewry during the Holocaust:  Filling in the Gaps The third programme in the series will focus on Jewish forced labour in Romania during the Holocaust.  Between 1941 and 1944, more than 100,000 Romanian Jews […]

Closed Event for members only: The legalities behind the crimes: war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide

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The JHGC invites members to this informative workshop, facilitated by the JHGC Education and Research Specialist, Dr Mispa Roux. She will explore the legal definitions and various elements of the three core international crimes listed in the title. Against the backdrop of international criminal law, Dr Roux will draw on examples of prosecution efforts at […]

Survival Strategies of Children:  The Case of Jewish Orphans in Transnistria

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Join us for a webinar on Survival Strategies of Children:  The Case of Jewish Orphans in Transnistria, the fourth programme in our series the Romanian Jewry during the Holocaust:  Filling in the Gaps  This programme will focus on the experiences of Jewish children during the Holocaust. The study of children is a history in microcosm:  it is the story of the Holocaust as seen […]

In Conversation with Providence Nkurunziza

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Join us for a webinar in honour of the 100 Days of Commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. Providence Nkurunziza is an author, speaker, an advocate for women and children, and a Commissioner at the Texas Holocaust Genocide and Antisemitism Advisory Commission. Five of her siblings and her parents, along with […]

Holocaust Public Memory in Post-Communist Romania

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Join us for a webinar on Holocaust Public Memory in Post-Communist Romania, the fifth and final programme in our series the Romanian Jewry during the Holocaust:  Filling in the Gaps  Our first speaker, Dr. Ana Bărbulescu, will introduce our audience to the inconsistency that characterises the public memory of the Holocaust within the Romanian society, focusing on […]

The Peak of Murder at Auschwitz: 80th Anniversary of the Deportations of Jews from Hungary

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Join the Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre for a webinar with Paweł Sawicki from the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum The Peak of Murder at Auschwitz: 80th Anniversary of the Deportations of Jews from Hungary   This webinar will explore how during eight weeks of 1944, some 420,000 Jews from Hungary - men, women, and children - […]

Museums and Memorials as Healing Spaces with Prof Carla Sofka

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

Based on observations and experiences as a volunteer with 9/11 artefacts and research conducted at various museums and memorials related to historic events involving tragedy, this presentation will describe how these spaces serve as a resource for healing and public death education.The motives of individuals who volunteer in these spaces will be explored, potential benefits […]

Reconciliation & Remembrance: Restoring the Kutno Jewish Cemetery

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Join us for a compelling webinar on the restoration of the Jewish cemetery in Kutno, Poland. Totally destroyed by the Nazis during World War II and subsequently misused, this sacred site is now undergoing a profound transformation. Led by a dedicated group of activists from South Africa, Israel, and Poland, all with deep ties to […]

Diplomatic and International Law Mechanisms in Mass Atrocity and Genocide Prevention

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Join the Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre for a webinar on Diplomatic and International Law Mechanisms in Mass Atrocity and Genocide Prevention. As the modern world continues to face gross human rights violations, it is important to confront the roots and history of these conflicts and explore how the international community works to them. Guest […]