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RSVP to admin@holocaust.org.za This presentation highlights the life and career of Vilna-born poet and anthologist Shmerke Kaczerginski. Known for his pre-war revolutionary folksongs, Kaczerginski was a vital creative force in the Vilna ghetto and later joined an underground partisan unit. During the war, he began...
Register using this link Join us for a compelling panel discussion on the restoration of the Jewish cemetery in Kutno, Poland. Totally destroyed by the Nazis during World War II and subsequently misused, this sacred site is now undergoing a profound transformation. Led by a...
Voices from The Auschwitz Album: Marking the 80th Anniversary of the Deportations of Jews from Hungary Register for this event From May to July 1944, the Nazis deported over 420,000 Jews from Hungary to the death camp of Auschwitz II Birkenau. Most we murdered shortly...
Official Opening with a keynote message by Dr Stephen Smith on "New Challenges - Old Solutions? Why it is time for Holocaust Education to Change" Join us from 5-9 August for a series of public events accompanying the Building Resilience Through Holocaust and Genocide Education...
Keynote Session 2: Ignorance or calculation? Holocaust terminology as a political weapon Speaker: Prof. Adam Mendelsohn, Kaplan Centre for Jewish Studies, University of Cape Town Join us from 5-9 August for a series of public events accompanying the Building Resilience Through Holocaust and Genocide Education...
Keynote Session 3: Perpetrators perspective. Genocidaire as a moral person Speaker: Konstanty Gebert Join us from 5-9 August for a series of public events accompanying the Building Resilience Through Holocaust and Genocide Education Conference for museum educators. To attend this event in-person, please Register using...
Keynote Session 4: Why Should We Care? Incorporating the story of the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda into the narrative of the Holocaust museum Speaker: Tali Nates, Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre Join us from 5-9 August for a series of public events accompanying...
Keynote Session 5: Why Should They Care? Holocaust education in post-Apartheid South Africa Speaker: Richard Freedman, Cape Town Holocaust & Genocide Centre Join us from 5-9 August for a series of public events accompanying the Building Resilience Through Holocaust and Genocide Education Conference for museum...
Keynote Session 6: New realities of Holocaust education Speaker: Dr. Rocco Giansante, Yad Vashem Join us from 5-9 August for a series of public events accompanying the Building Resilience Through Holocaust and Genocide Education Conference for museum educators. To attend this event in-person, please Register...
Closing Keynote Session Speaker: Ellen Germain, Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues, U.S. Dept. of State Join us from 5-9 August for a series of public events accompanying the Building Resilience Through Holocaust and Genocide Education Conference for museum educators. To attend this event in-person, please...