Join us for a special pre-screening of the documentary Sabotage, to stream on Thursday, April 3 through Sunday, April 6. This will be followed on Sunday, April 6, by a special Talking Memory Program, The Legacy of Women’s Resistance in Auschwitz. All registrants for the Sunday, April 6, Zoom program will receive the link and code to stream […]

INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE ALLIANCE GRANT PROGRAM WINNER 2023 Join us for the IHRA Webinar Series, in collaboration with the Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre (JHGC), Eastern European Holocaust Studies: Interdisciplinary Journal of the Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center (EEHS), Ukraina Moderna website (UM), and Austrian Service Abroad (ASA) on the theme of “Othering, Occupation, Violence, […]

INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE ALLIANCE GRANT PROGRAM WINNER 2023 Join us for the IHRA Webinar Series, in collaboration with the Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre (JHGC), Eastern European Holocaust Studies: Interdisciplinary Journal of the Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center (EEHS), Ukraina Moderna website (UM), and Austrian Service Abroad (ASA) on the theme of “Othering, Occupation, Violence, […]

The Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre, in partnership with the Embassy of Ukraine and the Ukrainian Association of South Africa, invites you to the opening of the exhibition, Communicating Historical and Current Trauma by Art. In a series of posters, Ukrainian artist and designer Yuliya Fedorovych tells the story of the Holodomor in her own […]

As we stand on the cusp of history, the voices of Holocaust and genocide survivors grow ever more urgent, reminding us of the cost of silence, the value of empathy, and the power of resilience. Echoes Across Time invites audiences to explore the crucial lessons these testimonies offer—on values, democracy, and the warning signs of […]

To Commemorate the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda, the Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre invites you to the book launch of GENOCIDE: Personal Stories, Big Questions by Heidi Kingstone The book tells the story of the last 120 years of genocide, its impact on the world and its relevance today. Kingstone takes the […]

In April 2024, a group of aspiring poets of all ages and from all walks of life, came together for a series of poetry writing workshops held at the Johannesburg Holocaust and Genocide Centre. The poems focused on a range of issues which inform the South African experience, including human rights, race, gender and mental […]

Join us for a conversation with Rabbi Ralph Genende on Antisemitism in Australia and Working to Counter It: The challenges of Jewish identity today Rabbi Ralph Genende is a well-known Modern Orthodox Rabbi with a passion for social justice and creating bridges between different cultures and faiths. For him the purpose of religion is to […]

Join us for a compelling virtual discussion with journalist and historian Rosie Whitehouse as we delve into her latest book, Two Sisters: Betrayal, Love, and Resistance in Wartime France. This powerful true story follows Marion and Huguette Müller, two sisters whose lives were shattered when the Nazis invaded France in 1940. Through meticulous research and […]