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SUMMARY:Heroines of the Holocaust
DESCRIPTION:The Ghetto Fighters’ House invites you to a special online book launch of Heroines of the Holocaust: Reframing Resistance and Courage in Genocide. \n\n\n\nJoin co-editors Professor Lori Weintrob and Professor Judy Baumel-Schwartz as they introduce this groundbreaking volume\, which brings together international scholars to explore new perspectives on women’s rescue and resistance during the Holocaust\, and the Armenian and Rwandan genocides. \n\n\n\nTwo contributing authors\, both descendants of Holocaust survivors\, will also share insights from their chapters: \n\n\n\nDr Daniela Ozacky Stern delves into the often-overlooked stories of Jewish women partisans during the Holocaust\, focusing on the personal narrative of Chaya Shapira Lazar. Through her grandmother’s journey from the Vilna Ghetto to the partisan forests\, Dr Ozacky Stern illuminates the complex challenges faced by female resistance fighters navigating between traditional gender roles and revolutionary combat duties. \n\n\n\nDr Steven Meed\, son of Vladka Meed (née Feyge Peltel)\, reflects on his mother’s extraordinary courage as an 18-year-old member of the Bund’s youth organisation in Warsaw during the German invasion of 1939. Recognised for her fearlessness\, resourcefulness\, and perfect command of Polish\, Vladka was entrusted with increasingly dangerous missions on the Aryan side. After liberation\, she dedicated her life to speaking and writing—first in Yiddish—about her wartime experiences\, ensuring the memory of those who perished and survived would endure with dignity and respect. \n\n\n\nThis event is presented in partnership with the Wagner College Holocaust Center\, the Arnold and Leona Finkler Institute of Holocaust Research at Bar-Ilan University\, Remember the Women Institute\, the Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre\, Classrooms Without Borders\, and the Rabin Chair Forum.
URL:https://jhbholocaust.co.za/event/10777/
LOCATION:Gauteng
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SUMMARY:Online Roundtable: Visual Languages And Mediums Of Holocaust Literature
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an engaging online roundtable exploring the visual languages of Holocaust literature. This discussion will examine how literary texts engage with visual elements—and how photography\, film\, art\, and other visual representations of the Holocaust have influenced and been influenced by literature. The speakers will consider a diverse range of works\, including graphic novels\, to reflect on how visual media shapes our understanding of Holocaust memory and representation. \n\n\n\nSpeakers: \n\n\n\nDaniel H. Magilow: Professor of German\, University of Tennessee \n\n\n\nLynn Wolff: Associate Professor of German\, Michigan State University \n\n\n\nBrad Prager: Professor of German and Film Studies\, University of Missouri \n\n\n\nChair: \n\n\n\nMcKenna Marko: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Holocaust Literature\, University of Leeds \n\n\n\nThis event forms part of the ongoing series featuring original research from the forthcoming Cambridge History of Holocaust Literature\, presented by the project Rethinking Holocaust Literature: Contexts\, Canons\, and Circulations. \n\n\n\nLearn more: Rethinking Holocaust Literature: Public Engagement Programme
URL:https://jhbholocaust.co.za/event/online-roundtable-visual-languages-and-mediums-of-holocaust-literature/
LOCATION:Gauteng
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20251109T143000
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SUMMARY:87th Commemoration of the November Pogrom
DESCRIPTION:The Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre\, the Goethe-Institut\, and the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung invite you to their annual commemoration of the 1938 November Pogrom (Kristallnacht). \n\n\n\nThe commemoration will include formal remarks\, a candle lighting ceremony\, a performance by violinist Sharon De Kock\, a screening of the film Das Tagebuch Der Anne Frank (The Diary of Anne Frank) (2016)\, followed by a keynote address from director Hans Steinbichler. \n\n\n\nHans Steinbichler was born in Solothurn\, Switzerland\, and grew up near Lake Chiemsee. He lives in Munich with his family. \n\n\n\nSteinbichler’s graduation film Hierankl (HFF Munich) marked his debut and earned numerous awards\, including the Förderpreis Deutscher Film (2003)\, the Bavarian Film Prize\, and the Grimme Gold Award for script and directing. \n\n\n\nHis second feature\, Winterreise (2006)\, opened the Munich Film Festival and was nominated for the German Film Prize for Best Film\, with Josef Bierbichler receiving the Best Actor Lola. \n\n\n\nIn 2008\, Steinbichler directed The Second Woman\, starring Matthias Brandt and Monika Bleibtreu\, the official German contribution to the Toronto Film Festival. The film earned him another Grimme Prize for directing and was released in French cinemas. \n\n\n\nIn 2010\, he directed Blue of the Sky\, featuring Juliane Köhler and Hannelore Elsner\, which won the Bavarian Film Prize (2011) for Best Picture. He subsequently directed several acclaimed episodes of Polizeiruf 110 with Matthias Brandt\, garnering multiple awards including the German Television Award. \n\n\n\nFrom 2013 to 2015\, Steinbichler served as Professor of Directing at the Cologne International Film School. \n\n\n\nIn 2016\, his feature Das Tagebuch der Anne Frank (The Diary of Anne Frank) premiered at the Berlinale\, followed by a nationwide release. The film earned Steinbichler the German Director Award Metropolis\, while lead actress Lea van Acken received the Bavarian Film Prize. That same year\, he was appointed a full member of the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts. \n\n\n\nHis next feature\, An Unheard Woman (2016)\, starring Rosalie Thomass\, won the One Future Prize at the Munich Film Festival\, the German Television Award (2018)\, and the Grimme Prize (2018). \n\n\n\nIn 2017\, Steinbichler directed the ZDF historical mini-series Walpurgisnacht\, filmed in Prague and the Czech Republic\, followed by Hannes (2021)\, based on the novel by Rita Falk. \n\n\n\nIn 2020/2021\, he co-directed the third season of Das Boot for Sky\, filmed in Prague and Malta\, released in spring 2022. \n\n\n\nMost recently\, Steinbichler completed A Whole Life (2023)\, an adaptation of the acclaimed novel set in the Alps. The film has been a major box-office success and received multiple nominations for German and Austrian film awards.
URL:https://jhbholocaust.co.za/event/87th-commemoration-of-the-november-pogrom/
LOCATION:Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre\, 1 Duncombe Rd\, Johannesburg\, Gauteng\, 2193\, South Africa
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SUMMARY:Talking Memory Opening Event for "Fanny's Journey"
DESCRIPTION:The Ghetto Fighters’ House invites you to a special online Talking Memory opening event for the new exhibition Fanny’s Journey. \n\n\n\nJoin us as we celebrate this moving exhibition that brings to life the experiences of Fanny Ben Ami through her expressive and powerful drawings. Fanny’s Journey tells the extraordinary story of a thirteen-year-old Jewish girl who was born in Germany\, grew up in France\, and—after the rise of Nazism—found herself responsible for leading a group of Jewish children to safety. The exhibition presents the artworks she created later in life\, accompanied by short excerpts from her testimony\, illuminating one young girl’s courage\, responsibility\, and resilience. \n\n\n\nThe programme will feature: \n\n\n\nOpening RemarksProfessor Aryeh Barnea will reflect on the critical work of the OSE (Oeuvre de Secours aux Enfants – the Children’s Aid Society)\, the underground rescue network that saved thousands of Jewish children—including Fanny—by sheltering them in children’s homes\, placing them with foster families\, or helping them escape across borders. \n\n\n\nGuest SpeakersLilach Efraim\, curator of Fanny’s Journey\, will offer a behind-the-scenes look at the development of the exhibition.Greta Barak\, archivist at the Ghetto Fighters’ House\, will present a selection of OSE documents from the archive that help contextualise the story of Fanny and the children she helped lead to freedom. \n\n\n\nThis event is presented in partnership with the Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre\, Classrooms Without Borders\, the Rabin Chair Forum at George Washington University\, and Yad LaYeled France.
URL:https://jhbholocaust.co.za/event/talking-memory-opening-event-for-fannys-journey/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20251127T170000
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SUMMARY:Book Launch: It Always Seems Impossible
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an inspiring book launch with James Urdang\, Founder and CEO of Education Africa\, of his new memoir\, It Always Seems Impossible: My fight to build and save Education Africa. With a foreword from the Nelson Mandela Foundation and a cover endorsement from Sir Bob Geldof\, who calls it “a powerful account from a genuine African hero. Inspiring\, urgent\, and true”\, the book tells the story of how one man’s determination to use education as a tool for social justice transformed thousands of lives – and how that work was nearly destroyed by corporate misconduct. \n\n\n\nUrdang traces his journey from being a school underachiever diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia to founding Education Africa\, a grassroots organisation that has opened educational opportunities for disadvantaged South Africans. Mentored by Walter Sisulu\, entrusted by Nelson Mandela\, and supported by figures such as Helen Suzman and Dr Aggrey Klaaste\, he built ambitious programmes ranging from the world’s largest national Model UN initiative to large-scale marimba training and early childhood development projects. The memoir also exposes a shocking battle with a global bank that brought Education Africa to its knees\, and the role anti-corruption campaigner Lord Peter Hain played in challenging this injustice. At its heart\, the book is a testament to resilience\, accountability\, and the power of education to change lives. \n\n\n\nAbout James UrdangJames Urdang is an award-winning humanitarian\, social entrepreneur\, and sought-after motivational speaker. For more than three decades he has worked to create meaningful educational opportunities for disadvantaged communities across Africa. He has collaborated closely with Nelson Mandela\, spoken at the funeral of Chris Hani\, and continues to advocate for equity\, dignity\, and transformation through education.
URL:https://jhbholocaust.co.za/event/book-launch-it-always-seems-impossible/
LOCATION:Issy’s Coffee & Gift Shop\, 1 Duncombe Road\, Forest Town\, 2193\, South Africa
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Helsinki:20251130T210000
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SUMMARY:A Contrarian’s Tale: Reflecting on Henry Greenspan’s REMNANTS and What Remains: Moments from a Life Among Holocaust Survivors
DESCRIPTION:The Ghetto Fighters’ House invites you to a special Talking Memory book launch event \n\n\n\nA Contrarian’s Tale: Reflecting on Henry Greenspan’s REMNANTS and What Remains: Moments from a Life Among Holocaust Survivors \n\n\n\nSunday\, 30 November 2025 \n\n\n\nOpening Remarks:Prof. Debórah Dwork \n\n\n\nGuest Author:Prof. Henry Greenspan \n\n\n\nYou are warmly invited to a special Talking Memory webinar marking the launch of Henry Greenspan’s new book\, REMNANTS and What Remains: Moments from a Life Among Holocaust Survivors. The programme will begin with opening remarks by Prof. Debórah Dwork\, followed by a conversation with Prof. Greenspan about his decades of work and his reflections on Holocaust testimony as sustained\, evolving dialogues. Greenspan will also present a short live performance of an excerpt from REMNANTS. \n\n\n\nThis event opens the new series\, Conversations that Endure: In the Footsteps of Henry Greenspan and Dori Laub. \n\n\n\nFor more than fifty years\, Henry Greenspan—psychologist\, playwright\, and pioneering oral historian—has been listening to\, learning from\, and engaging in deep conversation with Holocaust survivors. His work has reshaped understandings of survivor accounts\, highlighting how testimony emerges through collaboration\, trust\, and survivors’ own active choices shaped by the contexts in which they speak. \n\n\n\nIn REMNANTS and What Remains\, Greenspan brings together powerful moments from a lifetime of encounters\, illuminating both survivors’ lived experiences and the complex ethical and emotional questions that arise in the work of remembrance. The book also explores the question of what remains after profound loss: survivors’ loss of a world; Greenspan’s loss of his survivor-partners; and\, as survivors near the end of their lives\, their own diverse and often unexpected views of their “legacies”. \n\n\n\nThis webinar offers a unique opportunity to hear directly from Henry Greenspan as he reflects on the evolution of his work\, the individuals who shaped it\, and the continued relevance of these conversations in a world marked by both past and present catastrophes. \n\n\n\nYou are invited to watch REMNANTS (45-minute performance video) prior to the event:https://youtu.be/Vty8b_euk-k \n\n\n\nRegister here:https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/ZlO3XmsJTCyFH79Jj4PNNQ \n\n\n\nTime:2 PM EST | 8 PM CET | 9 PM SAST | 9 PM Israel Time \n\n\n\nThis programme is co-sponsored by the Jean and Shimuel Frankel Centre for Judaic Studies at the University of Michigan\, the Holocaust Educational Foundation of Northwestern University\, the Rabin Chair Forum at George Washington University\, the Vienna Wiesenthal Institute\, and the Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre.
URL:https://jhbholocaust.co.za/event/a-contrarians-tale-reflecting-on-henry-greenspans-remnants-and-what-remains-moments-from-a-life-among-holocaust-survivors/
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