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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Join the Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre for an exclusive volunteer and member's only event: In Conversation with Dr. Stephen D. Smith is a speaker, scholar, author, and creative who […]
The JHGC in partnership with the BASE presents Luc Albinski in conversation with Rob Katz: "The Son of a Survivor" The story and perspective of the son of Warsaw ghetto […]
Join us for the opening concert of the Still Searching for Memory and Justice Conference featuring a variety of performances commemorating and celebrating through music from South Africa, Rwanda, and […]
In 1998, the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, together with Yale's Schell Center for International Human Rights, held an international conference titled Searching for Memory and Justice, a groundbreaking […]
Join us for a social book club that reflects the values of the space: memory, education, dialogue, and lessons for humanity. This month's theme is Fearless Females. RSVP to dowi@jhbholocaust.co.za
August 23 is the European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism created by the European Parliament in 2008. This day is also the day on which in […]
Join us for the next installment in the webinar series Lessons in Resilience from the Holocaust and Genocide featuring Wolf Gruner Wolf Gruner: Resisters: How Ordinary Jews fought Persecution […]
Eastern Europe once had one of the world's largest Jewish communities, now among the smallest. Its history reflects vibrant pre-war life, the devastation of war, post-war antisemitism, and emigration. Since […]
Join the Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre and the Goethe-Institut Johannesburg for a talk on Colonial Violence, the Holocaust, and Contested Politics of Memory in Germany with Prof Carola Lentz […]