Cape Town Holocaust & Genocide Centre

Perpetrators perspective. Genocidaire as a moral person
2024-08-06 10:00 - 11:30 (Africa/Johannesburg) | Cape Town Holocaust & Genocide Centre, 88 Hatfield Street, Gardens, Cape Town, 8001
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 the link: https://forms.gle/QpJxCNU7cBsZoys37

Why Should We Care?
2024-08-07 09:00 - 10:00 | Cape Town Holocaust & Genocide Centre, 88 Hatfield Street, Gardens, Cape Town, 8001
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 the Building Resilience Through Holocaust and Genocide Education Conference for museum educators.
To attend this event in-person, please Register using the link: https://forms.gle/QpJxCNU7cBsZoys37

Why Should They Care? Holocaust education in post-Apartheid South Africa
2024-08-07 13:30 - 14:30 | Cape Town Holocaust & Genocide Centre, 88 Hatfield Street, Gardens, Cape Town, 8001
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 educators.
To attend this event in-person, please Register using the link: https://forms.gle/QpJxCNU7cBsZoys37

New realities of Holocaust education
2024-08-08 09:00 - 10:00 | Cape Town Holocaust & Genocide Centre, 88 Hatfield Street, Gardens, Cape Town, 8001
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 using the link: https://forms.gle/QpJxCNU7cBsZoys37

Building Resilience Through Holocaust and Genocide Education Conference Closing event
2024-08-09 09:30 - 10:30 | Cape Town Holocaust & Genocide Centre, 88 Hatfield Street, Gardens, Cape Town, 8001
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 Register using the link: https://forms.gle/QpJxCNU7cBsZoys37

Post-Jewish: Uncomfortable Memory
2024-08-21 19:00 - 20:30 | Online
Join us on Wednesday, August 21, at 7 p.m. for a discussion with author Agnieszka Dobkiewicz on her book Post-Jewish: Uncomfortable Memory. In this compelling work, she explores the deep intertwining of Jewish heritage within Polish identity.
To attend this event on Zoom, register using the link https://bit.ly/4cqQlLc

CTHGC Annual Creative Project Awards Evening & Exhibition
2024-08-25 17:00 - 18:30 | Online
Join us for a ceremony on Sunday 25 August at 5pm honouring high school learners who participated in this year’s Creative Project.
To attend the event at the Centre, please RSVP to admin@holocaust.org.za.

Warsaw Rising 1944 Exhibition
2024-09-04 18:00 - 19:30 | Cape Town Holocaust & Genocide Centre, 88 Hatfield Street, Gardens, Cape Town, 8001
Join us on Wednesday, 4 September, at 6 p.m. for a Meeting with Paweł Ukielski, Deputy Director of the Warsaw Rising Museum and preview of the “Warsaw Rising 1944” exhibition. The program will feature a presentation of “The City of Ruins”, a short film featuring a bird’s-eye view of Warsaw created with precise computer animation that simulates the city’s grim, abandoned remains as seen in the spring of 1945.
To attend the event at the Centre, please RSVP to admin@holocaust.org.za

Restoring Roots: Reclaiming Polish and Lithuanian Citizenship
2024-09-08 14:30 - 16:30 | Cape Town Holocaust & Genocide Centre, 88 Hatfield Street, Gardens, Cape Town, 8001
Join us on Sunday, 8 September, at 2.30 p.m. for a talk with Eva Hussain, who will explore the rising trend of people reclaiming Polish or Lithuanian citizenship. She will share valuable insights into the legal and emotional journeys of reconnecting with ancestral lands, while discussing the complex and evolving relationship between heritage, identity, and citizenship in Eastern Europe.
To attend the event at the Centre, please RSVP to admin@holocaust.org.za

Responses to 7 October
2024-09-12 18:00 - 19:30 | Cape Town Holocaust & Genocide Centre, 88 Hatfield Street, Gardens, Cape Town, 8001
Join us for a book talk by David Hirsch on his publication Responses to 7 October. RSVP to sajbd2@ctjc.co.za.

Exhibition opening: The Holocaust in Senegal
2024-09-16 18:00 - 19:30 | Cape Town Holocaust & Genocide Centre, 88 Hatfield Street, Gardens, Cape Town, 8001
Join the Cape Town Holocaust & Genocide Centre for the launch of our latest temporary exhibition The Holocaust in Senegal: An Artist’s Response by artist Joe Turpin.
During his time in Senegal, Joe Turpin produced seven powerful artworks. Each work has a story behind it, inspired by historical events, archive records, and real or imagined stories. The works link to history, antisemitism, and colonial oppression at Sébikotane Camp.
RSVP by emailling admin@holocaust.org.za

Film screening: Family Treasures: Lost & Found
2024-09-19 18:00 - 19:30 | Cape Town Holocaust & Genocide Centre, 88 Hatfield Street, Gardens, Cape Town, 8001
Join us on Thursday 19 September, 6pm for an in person film screening of Family Treasures: Lost & Found and a Q&A with Karen A. Frenkel and director Marcia Rock
To attend the event at the Centre, please RSVP to admin@holocaust.org.za

Unpacking The Suitcase
2024-11-04 18:00 - 19:30
Join us on Monday, 4 November, at 6 p.m. for a talk by author Gina Roitman on exploring our stories.
To attend this event, please RSVP to
events@sajewishmuseum.co.za

Kristallnacht 1938: The final Accord in a Fateful Year
2024-11-12 18:00 - 19:30 | Cape Town Holocaust & Genocide Centre, 88 Hatfield Street, Gardens, Cape Town, 8001
Join us on Tuesday, 12 November, at 6pm as we commemorate the 86th Anniversary of the November Pogrom (Kristallnacht) with a lecture by Professor Hanna Yablonka.
To attend the event at the Centre, please RSVP to admin@holocaust.org.za

Film screening: Edge of Light
2024-11-24 15:00 - 16:30 | Cape Town Holocaust & Genocide Centre, 88 Hatfield Street, Gardens, Cape Town, 8001
Join us for an in-person film screening of Edge of Light on Sunday, November 24, at 3pm, followed by a discussion with Polish Olympian Dariusz Popiela, dedicated to honouring the memory of Holocaust victims from remote villages and towns in southern Poland.
To attend the event at the Centre, please RSVP to admin@holocaust.org.za

Betty Q
2024-12-04 19:00 - 20:30
Join us for an online screening of a documentary featuring the trailblazing burlesque artist Betty Q. Hosted by Canadian-Jewish theater creator Michael Rubenfeld, this event offers a captivating glimpse into the vibrant world of contemporary Jewish artists in Poland, highlighting Betty Q’s extraordinary talent and perspective.
Register using the link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYvcO2urTwpHdSKYIoB6q6qdYUaP_HCopHz

Some Were Neighbours Exhibition Opening
2024-12-10 18:00 - 19:30 | Cape Town Holocaust & Genocide Centre, 88 Hatfield Street, Gardens, Cape Town, 8001
Join us on 10 December at 6 PM for the opening of the new temporary exhibition, Some Were Neighbors: Choice, Human Behaviour, and the Holocaust. Originally created by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, this thought-provoking exhibition explores the role of ordinary people in the Holocaust, examining the choices and behaviours that shaped history. The programme will include a video conversation with Dr Aleisa Fishman, Acting Director of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Levine Institute for Holocaust Education. Don’t miss this powerful and insightful event.
To attend in-person at the Centre, RSVP to admin@holocaust.org.za.

Degenerate Music by Adrienne Haan
2025-01-16 18:00 - 19:30 | Cape Town Holocaust & Genocide Centre, 88 Hatfield Street, Gardens, Cape Town, 8001
The award-winning cabaret artist Adrienne Haan will give a lecture on the subject of “Degenerate music.” RSVP to admin@holocaust.org.za

Tehorah Concert by Adrienne Haan
2025-01-26 18:00 - 20:00
Adrienne Haan is bringing her Carnegie Hall concert Tehorah to the Jewish Museum to honour the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz and hence International Holocaust Remembrance Day, appointed as such by the United Nations in NY in 2005. The concert takes place at the Old Shul at the Jewish Museum on Sunday, January 26, 6 pm. Tickets are 250 ZAR and should be purchased early as we expect to sell out soon.
Click here for tickets.

International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust
2025-01-27 18:00 - 19:30 | Cape Town Holocaust & Genocide Centre, 88 Hatfield Street, Gardens, Cape Town, 8001
Join us on Monday 27 January at 6pm as we commemorate the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust. The event will feature a candle-lighting ceremony with Holocaust survivors, a guided tour of the Some Were Neighbors exhibition, and an online lecture titled Beyond Auschwitz: The Vanished World of Eastern European Jews by photographer and blogger Christian Herrmann.

To attend the event at the Centre, please RSVP to admin@holocaust.org.za

Jewish Refugees from Nazism in Africa
2025-02-03 18:00 - 19:30 | Cape Town Holocaust & Genocide Centre, 88 Hatfield Street, Gardens, Cape Town, 8001
Join us on Monday 3 February at 6pm for a talk by Prof. Shirli Gilbert on the Jewish Refugees from Nazism in Africa.
To attend the event at the Centre, please RSVP to admin@holocaust.org.za

The Last Time We Were Children
2025-02-05 18:00 - 19:30 | Cape Town Holocaust & Genocide Centre, 88 Hatfield Street, Gardens, Cape Town, 8001
Join us on Wednesday 5 February at 6pm for a special screening of The Last Time We Were Children, a powerful film that brings to life the untold stories of resilience, friendship, and survival during the Holocaust. Through the eyes of its young protagonists, this poignant film explores the unbreakable bonds forged in the face of unimaginable hardship.

To attend the event at the Centre, please RSVP to admin@holocaust.org.za

A Changing Landscape of Jewish Heritage in Eastern Europe
2025-02-20 18:00 - 19:30 | Cape Town Holocaust & Genocide Centre, 88 Hatfield Street, Gardens, Cape Town, 8001
Join us on Thursday, 20 February, for a special webinar with award-winning writer and expert Ruth Ellen Gruber as she shares her unique perspective on the evolution of Jewish heritage across Eastern Europe over the past 35 years. Ruth will reflect on the challenges and opportunities faced in preserving this history, and help us consider the future of these enduring legacies in a rapidly changing world.
To attend this webinar on Zoom, register using the link: https://bit.ly/3Q3URGE

FC Bayern Munich During Nation Socialism
2025-02-24 18:00 - 19:30 | Cape Town Holocaust & Genocide Centre, 88 Hatfield Street, Gardens, Cape Town, 8001
Join us on Monday 24 February for the official opening of the FC Bayern Munich During Nation Socialism. This exhibition explores FC Bayern Munich’s history during the Nazi era, highlighting the club’s role in National Socialism and the fates of members who were Jewish or opposed the regime.
To attend the event at the Centre, please RSVP to admin@holocaust.org.za.

Echoes of the Past
2025-03-06 18:00 - 19:30 | Cape Town Holocaust & Genocide Centre, 88 Hatfield Street, Gardens, Cape Town, 8001
Join us on Thursday, 6 March, as Dr. Simonas Strelcova, Director of the Vilna Gaon Museum of Jewish History, takes us on a profound journey through Lithuania’s Jewish heritage. He will delve into Vilnius’s rich legacy, the impact of the Holocaust, and the museum’s vital efforts to preserve history and shape the future.
To attend the event at the Centre, please RSVP to admin@holocaust.org.za

Book launch: Kalman and Leopold
2025-03-23 19:00 - 20:30
Register using the link: bit.ly/4jkMnZj
Join us on Sunday, 23 March at 7 PM for the launch of Richard K. Lowy‘s powerful new book, Kalman & Leopold.
This gripping story shares vivid recollections of two young Auschwitz survivors, detailing life in the camp and encounters with SS doctor Josef Mengele. Richard K. Lowy, Leopold’s son, brings these haunting experiences to life with profound authenticity.

The remarkable story of Yad Vashem by Sarah Levy
2025-04-22 19:00 - 20:30 | Online
Join us on Tuesday 22 April at 7pm (SAST) / 8pm (IST) for an online talk by Sarah Levy exploring the remarkable story of Yad Vashem, from its origins in 1942 to its role today as the world’s largest Holocaust memorial. The speaker Levy will delve into its evolution and the influences that shaped it.
To attend this webinar on Zoom, register using the link: https://bit.ly/4cpRW5v

The book of Curses
2025-05-07 18:00 - 19:30 | Cape Town Holocaust & Genocide Centre, 88 Hatfield Street, Gardens, Cape Town, 8001

Exhibition opening: Kwibuka Rwanda
2025-05-11 15:00 - 17:00
We invite you to join us for the opening of the Kwibuka Rwanda: Commemorative Practices of the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi exhibition. Based on Dr. Julia Viebach’s research on memory and justice in Rwanda, this powerful exhibition highlights the resilience of genocide survivors as they confront loss and trauma.The event will include a candle-lighting ceremony in honour of the victims, providing a moment for reflection and solidarity.
We look forward to welcoming you as we pay tribute to the past and commit ourselves to fostering understanding and remembrance for future generations.

To attend the event at the Centre, please RSVP to admin@holocaust.org.za

The Pain and Promise of Liberation: Artistic Testimonies
2025-05-13 19:00 - 20:30 | Online
Join us for a fascinating webinar with Liz Elsby, to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the camps and the end of WWII in Europe.

Through powerful visual testimonies—created in the immediate aftermath of the Holocaust and decades later—we will explore how survivors used art to confront pain, preserve memory, and reclaim their voices.

Register using the link: https://bit.ly/3YGAJz2
