A powerful and inspiring day in celebration of women It was in a room festooned with an enchantment of pink and green, the colours of spring, life and rebirth, that 200 women from all walks of life gathered for the inaugural Women’s Day Event at the...
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South Africa is facing an epidemic of hate. From the scourge of gender-based violence to the current wave of xenophobic attacks, our country is in crisis. These acts of hate can only happen in a society where attitudes of prejudice have become acceptable. Every day the South...
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The ‘Porajmos’ – which means ‘devouring’ in the Romani language – is the name given to the genocide of an estimated 500,000 Roma and Sinti people under Nazi rule. Their systematic extermination by both the Nazis and their collaborators is not widely known, only recently...
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“Wathint'abafazi, Wathint'imbokodo!” You strike the women, You strike a rock! Internationally, women’s day is celebrated on 8th of March. This date was chosen in 1914 by various communist and socialist movements around the world, and subsequently designated internationally as a date to protest inequality between the sexes. So...
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This year, Cape Town Holocaust & Genocide Centre is celebrating its 20th anniversary. The Centre, the first of its kind in Africa, was opened in 1999 with a vision using Holocaust education to create a more caring and just society in which human rights and...
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For the first time since its inception, the CTHGC ran guided tours for adults during the school holidays. With no more than 15 people per group, participants were able to engage in a personal and intimate guided tour through our award winning exhibition. People from all...
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The massacre at Srebrenica where up to 8 000 Bosnian teenage boys and adult men were killed proved a sobering moment for the world. The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was created at the end of World War II. It was comprised of six smaller countries, each...
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American pianist, Mona Golabek, tells the story through words, images and music of Lisa Jura, a young refugee from Austria who left her home and her family on the Kindertransport just before World War II. Listen to Beethoven, Grieg and many more as Mona brings...
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Showcasing the 2019 White Rose Creative Project entries. The exhibition is up at the Cape Town Holocaust and Genocide Centre till 28 July....
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