We have regular events throughout each month. Please ensure that you register for any event you intend to attend. While our events are free of charge, donations are welcome in support of our ongoing events.
This talk looks at the origins of the Yiddish language. It goes on to look at the developments in the Germanic lands, the rise of the major East European dialects and the rise of modern Yiddish literature. Dovid Katz, a Vilnius-based Yiddish and Holocaust scholar,...
Register for the Webinar using the link: https://ctholocaust.co.za/Cohn/ The unique role of Jewish women and mothers during this terrible time is often an opportunity to see powerful sparks of light in the overwhelming darkness that consumed humanity during the war. This presentation will focus on...
Please join us for the 2nd Annual Women's Day Celebration with our special guest speaker the international award winning author Elizabeth Rosner on Sunday 9 August at 2pm (SAST). To receive the zoom webinar link via email, please register using the following link: https://ctholocaust.co.za/womens-day/
The Lithuanian Holocaust and Why It Is So Controversial This talk outlines the history and major chapters of the Lithuanian Holocaust and goes on to question the uniqueness of the Baltics (and western Ukraine) vis-à-vis the outbreak of violence before arrival of the first Nazi...
This talk will give a personal history of a Yiddish dialectologist (and son of a Litvak Yiddish poet), from New York to London to Oxford to Yale to Vilnius. Dovid Katz, a Vilnius-based Yiddish and Holocaust scholar, has taught at Oxford, Yale and Vilnius universities....
The speaker will give a survey, starting with a brief summary of the postwar situation, of the present-day remnants and studies of both religious and secular Dovid Katz, a Vilnius-based Yiddish and Holocaust scholar, has taught at Oxford, Yale and Vilnius universities. He edits the...
Join us for an online ceremony honouring high school learners who participated in this year's White Rose Creative Project.
This talk considers the role of performance in remembering, memorializing and sustaining the memory of the 1904 to 1908 Herero and Namaqua genocide. It interrogates how contemporary artistic and cultural performances from within and outside of Namibia inform the way in which societal history and the present are presented and remembered across time and space.
This webinar will explore the historical roots and modern manifestations of Progressive Antisemitism.
It will offer the opportunity for an in-depth examination of anti-Jewish racism, illuminating a deep understanding of what Jewish people are facing today.
Ben M. Freeman is a world-renowned educator who focusses on Jewish identity, antisemitism and raising awareness of the Holocaust. His first book, Jewish Pride: Rebuilding A People, coming out next year, will educate, inspire and empower Jews to reject the shame of antisemitism and to begin the process of exploring and embracing their own identities as proud Jews.
Please join us on Thursday 12 November at 7:00pm (SAST) for a webinar by Mirah Langer on "A Picture Book Guide to Growing Up with a Survivor and other Mermaid Tales"