After Genocide: Memory and Reconciliation in Rwanda with Dr Nicole Fox
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 […]
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Closed Workshop: Teaching and Learning about Genocide
Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre 1 Duncombe Rd, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South AfricaThe complexity of history and memories of Auschwitz When we talk about Auschwitz today as a memorial site we need to remember that this is a place where many different […]
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Seeing Auschwitz Walkabout with Paweł Sawicki
Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre 1 Duncombe Rd, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South AfricaPaweł 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 […]
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The Symbolism of Auschwitz with Paweł Sawicki
Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre 1 Duncombe Rd, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South AfricaAuschwitz 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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The JHGC Book Club
Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre 1 Duncombe Rd, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South AfricaRSVP to dowi@jhbholocaust.co.za
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Betrayed: Child Sex Abuse and the Holocaust
OnlineGuest 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 […]
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82nd Commemoration of the Jewish Deportation to Mauritius
OnlineThe 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 […]
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Guided Tour of “Seeing Auschwitz” Exhibition
Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre 1 Duncombe Rd, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South AfricaBook 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.
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Guided Tour of Exhibition “Seeing Auschwitz”
Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre 1 Duncombe Rd, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South AfricaBook 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.
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An evening with Simon Sebag Montefiore
Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre 1 Duncombe Rd, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South AfricaJonathan 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 Of The Red Tsar, Jerusalem: The Biography, Young Stalin and The Romanovs, will be in conversation with author and journalist, Terry Shakinovsky, to discuss his […]
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Achieving Legal Accountability for WWII Nazi Crimes
Online“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. Eli M. […]
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Victimisation of Jewish Women Survivors by their Soviet Liberators
OnlineDr. 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 […]
