Dr. Eglitis's lecture discusses the occurrence of sexual violence during the liberation, specifically the assaults carried out by Soviet Army liberators against Jewish female survivors. Testimonies and memoirs reveal that some Soviet troops perceived surviving Nazi captivity as evidence of complicity, which fueled a desire for revenge, leading soldiers to seek payment for freedom from […]

The High Commission of the Republic of Rwanda in South Africa in partnership with the Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre invites you to join us in marking the 29th commemoration of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. Click here to register.

In honour of the Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, the Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre and the Armenian Youth of South Africa invite you to join us for a screening of the acclaimed film, The Stateless Diplomat (2018), and a virtual Q&A with the director, and great-grandaughter of Diana Apcar, Mimi Malayan. The Stateless Diplomat explores the […]

3rd session of The Holocaust as an Interdisciplinary Tapestry “The Holocaust as an Interdisciplinary Tapestry” is an 8-part series that will engage with scholars and experts who grapple with themes related to Holocaust studies. The series will explore the multifaceted discipline of Holocaust Studies through different lenses. Our experts will challenge us to understand the […]

A film by Maximiliano Hernando Bruno that concentrates on Istria after the armistice of 8 September 1943. Norma Cossetto emerges as a key figure - a young Istrian woman, daughter of a fascist official, student of the University of Padua, barbarically raped and murdered by Tito's partisans - chosen for this brutal crime only because […]

A creative engagement with your family stories The Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre, Sylt Foundation, and Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung invite you to an interactive art workshop and memory discussion with artist Elias Mendel. The workshop will include a guided tour of his current exhibition, Letters to Yesterday – a collection of work that examines the […]

In celebration of International Museum Day 2023, the Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre  is offering a free tour of our permanent and temporary exhibitions. RSVP to dowi@jhbholocaust.co.za

4th programme in the series ‘The Holocaust as an Interdisciplinary Tapestry’ “The Holocaust as an Interdisciplinary Tapestry” is an 8 part series that will engage with scholars and experts who grapple with themes related to Holocaust studies. The series will explore the multifaceted discipline of Holocaust Studies through different lenses. Our experts will challenge us […]

Join the JHGC and Sylt Foundation for a talk by Elias Mendel about his art and creative process, and a presentation of his artworks made throughout his residency with the Sylt Foundation in May 2023. This collection of work examines the artist's German Jewish history through his interventions in an extensive family archive. In recent […]

The webinar will include a round table discussion about Remembering the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in Israel with guest speakers: Tamar Herzberg from Yad Mordechai, Noam Leibman from Moreshet, and Anat Bratman-Elhalel from Ghetto Fighters' House. This will be followed by keynote speaker, Dr. Avinoam Patt discussing The Battle of Warsaw's Jews: The Afterlife of the […]

Join the Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre, Jonathan Ball Publishers, and Book Dealers for a launch of Jonny Steinberg’s newest book Winnie & Nelson Portrait of a Marriage. The scholar and award-winning author of Midlands and The Number, will be in conversation with Professor and researcher at WISER Hlonipha Mokoena, about his latest book. Jonny […]

The Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre, Kwela Books, and Issy’s Coffee & Gifts invite you to join author Joanne Jowell in conversation with third generation Holocaust survivor Courtneigh Cloud Bernstein, in launching I am Ella. Ella Blumenthal’s story of surviving the Holocaust and building a new life in faraway South Africa is a lesson in resilience, […]