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’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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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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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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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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The impact of the Nuremberg Trials on International Law Sketch book of Alfred Rosenberg, “Nazi Philosopher Number One”, who was sentenced to death after the trial. He drew sketches of participants of the Nuremberg Trial including defendants, prosecutors, witnesses, and others. Source: SAHGF Archive On the 20th...
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Meet Aleks who is going to be the intern in the Cape Town Holocaust and Genocide Centre for the next year. ...
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Q&A: New research to map Holocaust denial and distortion online Selected files from the Arolsen Archives which contain over 30 million pages of Holocaust-era documents relating to the experiences of over 17.5 million people. © Johanna Gross/Arolsen Archives This article was originally posted on the UNESCO website. Experts...
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Aria's Journey My name is Aria Askari and I am completing a masters in History and German Philology at the University of Vienna. I mostly grew up in Vienna and have strong family ties to Graz in southern Styria, but also spent significant parts of my childhood...
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The Wannsee Conference Image: "The Final Solution" section of the Cape Town Holocaust & Genocide Centre's permanent exhibition. The Wannsee Conference, held in Berlin in January 1942, was the last step in transforming the concept of the “Final Solution” which was the codename for the annihilation of...
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