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.
A documentary chronicling the rich, vibrant history of the Jewish community of Vilna (then Poland, now Lithuania,) known as “The Jerusalem of Lithuania”, before its destruction in World War II Please RSVP to admin@holocaust.org.za
RSVP by calling 021 462 5553 or emailing admin@holocaust.org.za An award winning documentary that tells the moving story of the resistance group “The Paper Brigade”, a group of Jewish writers, scholars, and librarians who desperately tried to rescue Jewish cultural treasures in Vilnius during the...
Join us for a panel discussion on Rethinking Yiddish Theatre - Now and Then. Date: Sunday 16 July. Time: 6pm. RSVP by calling 021 462 5553 or emailing admin@holocaust.org.za This discussion will give an overview of local Yiddish Theatre, Chayela Rosenthal’s contribution, and the influence...
A documentary chronicling the rich, vibrant history of the Jewish community of Vilna (then Poland, now Lithuania,) known as “The Jerusalem of Lithuania”, before its destruction in World War II Please RSVP to admin@holocaust.org.za
A documentary chronicling the rich, vibrant history of the Jewish community of Vilna (then Poland, now Lithuania,) known as “The Jerusalem of Lithuania”, before its destruction in World War II Please RSVP to admin@holocaust.org.za
Join us a screening of the documentary film Leah, Teddy and the Mandolin. Date: Sunday 30 July. Time: 6pm. RSVP by calling 021 462 5553 or emailing admin@holocaust.org.za
Join us for an awards ceremony honouring high school learners who participated in this year’s Creative Project.
As part of the lecture series around the Chayela Rosenthal – Wunderkind of the Vilna Ghetto exhibition, The Cape Town Holocaust and Genocide Centre is proud to announce the forthcoming launch, two days after his 90th birthday, of the biography, SAMUEL BAK AND THE ART...
Join us on Wednesday 20 September at 6pm for the Official Opening of the Seeing Auschwitz Exhibition. The opening address will include an address by German Consul General Tanja Werheit and a panel discussion with Paweł Sawicki, Jakub Nowakowski and Orli Barnett on the Symbolism...
Join us on Wednesday 27 September at 7pm for a storytelling webinar looking at Stories from the Vilna Ghetto followed by a panel discussion on the power of storytelling and the importance of preserving Holocaust testimonies. Register to attend on Zoom using the link https://bit.ly/45GtFnA