The Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre and the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung invite you to a seminar by Dr Tamir Hod on the Demjanjuk affair of the 1980s and 1990s. Dr Hod will explore the trial and eventual acquittal of Ukrainian-American John Ivan Demanjuk. Demanjuk was extradited to Israel on suspicion of being "Ivan the Terrible" […]

Opening of Chayela Rosenthal: Wunderkind of the Vilna Ghetto Theatre accompanied by a film screening of The Paper Brigade. Members only walkabout at 5pm, Opening and film screening at 6 for 6:30pm. Please join us for the opening of Chayela Rosenthal: Wunderkind of the Vilna Ghetto Theatre, which focuses on Chayela Rosenthal, a remarkable talented […]

The Holocaust as an Interdisciplinary Tapestry, 6th programme: Jewish Studies and the Holocaust “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 […]

This dance performance uses the story of Hannah’s Dance and the Kulturbund’s plan to save Jewish dancers during World War II as a starting point explore contemporary issues in Zimbabwe and South Africa. Movement, mask work, song, poetry and metaphors come together to create a magical piece of ritual theatre exploring healing from political trauma. […]

We are honoured to have the Ambassador of Denmark, H.E. Thomas Winkler to open this special commemoration programme about a most incredible act of rescue. Almost all of the seven thousand Jews living in Nazi occupied Denmark, managed to escape the Holocaust. What made Denmark the exception to the systemised horror? Bo Lidegaard, a historian […]

“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 causes, impacts, and legacies of the Holocaust. The […]

On September 26, 1943 about 230 Jews accomplished a daring escape from the Novogrudok (Navardok) labor camp in Belarus (White Russia) via an underground tunnel dug by the inmates over a period of several months. In this programme, we will focus on this less known escape. Lady Gilbert give the opening remarks.  Afterwards, Dr. Silberklang […]

Holocaust as an Interdisciplinary Tapestry series: Memory Studies: Museums and Memorials with Dr Mirjam Zadoff  “The Holocaust as an Interdisciplinary Tapestry” is an 8 part series that engages with scholars and experts who grapple with themes related to Holocaust studies. The series explores the multifaceted discipline of Holocaust Studies through different lenses. Our experts challenge […]

You are invited to a special commemoration of the June 1941 lasi Pogrom. The programme will feature testimony by lasi pogrom survivor, Lyonell Fliss, as well as a conversation with HE. Mrs Monica Sitaru, Ambassador of Romania to South Africa, Mr Enrico Brandt, Deputy Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to South Africa, and […]

“Bridge Over Troubled Water”: Solidarity and Civic Responsibility in Times of Crisis Session 1: A Nation Takes Action: Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Rescue of the Jews in Denmark During the Holocaust  In these turbulent times, we find strength in the bonds we share with our friends as well as in our commitment to […]

Please join Khulu Radebe and Jeff Kelly Lowenstein at the Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre for the launch of their book, Comrade King, which will include a conversation between Khulu Radebe will be in conversation with Jeff Kelly Lowenstein. At age 50, and proving a prophet's prediction correct, Khulu Radebe learned about his royal roots. […]

This book describes the narratives of child Holocaust survivors and their experiences of complex trauma, complicated bereavement, ageing, resilience and existential loneliness. The work is unique in that it describes the trauma of child Holocaust survivors who were placed in concentration camps. Most children were killed on entry. Child survivors were rare. These survivors went […]