Welcome to the Cape Town Holocaust & Genocide Centre

We work toward creating a more caring and just society in which human rights and diversity are respected and valued.

As a matter of long-standing policy, the CTHGC does not issue public statements in response to ongoing conflicts, no matter how grave. This includes, among others, the wars in Ukraine, in Central and East Africa, and in Gaza. In each of these cases, the term genocide has been applied by various actors. No matter whether these are ultimately adjudged to be genocides, we are profoundly concerned about the suffering and loss of civilian life.

The absence of an official statement by the Centre does not reflect a lack of concern, but rather reflects a deliberate and principled commitment to our core mission: education. Our exhibitions and programmes are designed to address the root causes of hatred, to warn of the dangers of extremism, and to recognise our common humanity.

Director and the Board of the Cape Town Holocaust and Genocide Centre.

Current Temporary Exhibition: Sybir. Prison of Nation

Through personal stories and historical testimonies, the exhibition traces the journey from mass deportations and imprisonment in forced labour camps, to the difficult paths that allowed some to leave the Soviet Union — first with the Polish Army led by General Władysław Anders, later with the Polish Army under General Zygmunt Berling — and finally through the large-scale post-war repatriations. For decades, these experiences remained silenced and absent from public memory.