CTHGC Events Calendar

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.

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The remarkable story of Yad Vashem by Sarah Levy

Online
Virtual Event Virtual Event

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...

Free

The book of Curses

Cape Town Holocaust & Genocide Centre 88 Hatfield Street, Gardens, Cape Town, 8001
Free

Exhibition opening: Kwibuka Rwanda

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...

The Pain and Promise of Liberation: Artistic Testimonies

Online
Virtual Event Virtual Event

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...

Film screening: Grandmas’ Tattoos

Cape Town Holocaust & Genocide Centre 88 Hatfield Street, Gardens, Cape Town, 8001

Join us on Tuesday 27 May at 6pm for a moving evening of remembrance and reflection as we mark the anniversary of the Armenian Genocide with a screening of the acclaimed documentary Grandmas' Tattoos by filmmaker Suzanne Khardalian. This powerful film uncovers the harrowing and...

Free

Silent Tears

Online

Join us on Thursday 12 June at 7pm for an extraordinary online lecture and concert with Grammy-nominated producer Dan Rosenberg and JUNO-winning singer Lenka Lichtenberg. Together, they will share the deeply moving stories behind their award-winning music projects based on Holocaust poetry. To attend this event on Zoom, register using...

Book Launch:  In Sacred Memory Vol 2

Cape Town Holocaust & Genocide Centre 88 Hatfield Street, Gardens, Cape Town, 8001

The Cape Town Holocaust and Genocide Centre is honoured to invite you to the launch of the second volume of In Sacred Memory, a poignant new publication that preserves the voices of those who endured one of history's darkest chapters. As we mark the 80th anniversary...

Free

 The Nazi Mind: 12 Warnings From History

Online

Join us on Monday 23 June at 7pm for a compelling evening with bestselling historian Laurence Rees as he delves into his latest work, The Nazi Mind: 12 Warnings From History. This thought-provoking exploration blends historical analysis with cutting-edge psychology to uncover how individuals became complicit in one of history’s greatest...