Vilna Ghetto exhibition poster
Jan 04 2023
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Vilna Ghetto Posters

justine

Visit our latest temporary exhibition Vilna Ghetto Posters from the collections of the Vilna Gaon State Museum of Jewish History which highlights some of the posters chronicling the cultural and spiritual life of the ghetto. Admission is free, donations always appreciated. Opening times: Sunday - Thursday: 10am -...

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Elias
Dec 20 2022
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Elias’ story

justine

Elias' story I am Elias Zorn and I have the honour to serve my Gedenkdienst here in Cape Town at the Holocaust and Genocide Centre. I was born in Wels, Upper-Austria and lived my whole life on the countryside in a district called Gmunden. Gmunden is on...

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Picture Truth & reconciliation commission
Apr 12 2022
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TRC intro

justine

Understating the Process of Seeking Truth and Reconciliation in South Africa  My previous blogs have rather been academic, as I’ve been trying to wrap my head around concepts which help us understand contentious moral issues concerning the history of the Holocaust. Allow me to be somewhat...

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Merentia Schwartz CTHGC
Mar 29 2022
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Meet Merentia

justine

Merentia’s story My name is Merentia Schwartz and I am doing a one year Internship at the Cape Town Holocaust & Genocide Centre, in order to obtain my diploma in Tourism Management which I studied at South Cape College, Oudtshoorn campus in the Western Cape. I mostly...

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Jacob Bauer CTHGC
Mar 24 2022
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Jacob’s Story

justine

Jacob’s Story Hello world, my name is Jacob Anthony Bauer, I am 20 years old and from Austria. At only 19 years old, I made the decision to come Cape Town  as part of my “Gedenkdienst”/Service Board to continue an ongoing journey that so far brought...

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Volunteer_Open_day_2022
Mar 16 2022
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Volunteer Open Day

justine

If you would you like first-hand experience of how you can play a role in creating a more caring and just society,  join us for our Volunteer Open Day on Thursday 19 May from 3pm - 7pm. Come and get to know our organisation and how...

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Dec 30 2021
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The Eichmann Trial

justine

The Eichmann Trial  60 years ago, on the 15th of December 1961, Adolf Eichmann was sentenced to death in an historical trial in Jerusalem. Hannah Arendt, one of the most famous thinkers of the 20th century, was asked to write a report on the trial by...

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Annual Review 2021
Dec 30 2021
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2021 Annual Review

justine

2021 Annual Review As we look back at the end of a challenging year, the CTHGC team would like to thank you for your friendship and support. We reflect on the growth and success we achieved in 2021. We continued our deep commitment to education, memory...

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I Have Not Seen A Butterfly Around Here

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I Have Not Seen A Butterfly Around Here: Children's Drawings from Terezin Ghetto The Cape Town Holocaust & Genocide Centre will be staging an exhibition entitled “I Have Not Seen A Butterfly Around Here: Children's Drawings from Terezin Ghetto” created by the The Jewish...

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