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 […]

Book your free guided tour with dowi@jhbholocaust.co.za or by calling 011 640 3100 to book your spot! This 90-minute guided tour is free of charge.

Book your free guided tour with dowi@jhbholocaust.co.za or by calling 011 640 3100 to book your spot! This 90-minute guided tour is free of charge.

  Jonathan Ball Publishers and The Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre invite you to an evening with Simon Sebag Montefiore. The acclaimed historian and bestselling author of Stalin: The Court […]

“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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]