2022 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 […]

You 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 […]

  Dr. 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 […]

  The 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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In 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 […]

Paweł 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 […]

Auschwitz 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. […]

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Guest Speaker: Dr. Beverley Chalmers Although rarely mentioned, sexual assault of children during the Holocaust occurred far more often than we would like to acknowledge. Children were sexually abused in […]

  The Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre in partnership with the Beau Bassin Jewish Detainees Memorial & Information Centre, the Avraham Harman Institute of Contemporary Jewry at the Hebrew University […]