Join us for our annual Yom Hashoah commemorative event.

We are honoured to be joined by survivor Miriam Lazarus and to hear a survival testimony from Rena Quint.

9 May

11h45

Westpark Cemetery

New York Times bestselling author of The Choice: Embrace the Possible, Dr Edith Eva Eger is a pioneer in the field of psychology – teaching people how to use their pain to help them heal.

Rising from the brink of death in Auschwitz, her incredible story, deep insight and mind of steel have seen her enrapture audiences around the world, on CNN, the Oprah Winfrey Show and the TED stage.

Join us for her South African debut on 16 August, where she will address us at the SAJBD Gauteng conference.

SAJBD National Conference: South Africa: Unpacking Reality
10 November 2019
The Venue, The Houghton Hotel
From 4pm onwards

This Yom Hashoah, let’s come together as Jews, stronger than ever before.

Join in this year’s Great Debate and engage with leaders from five political parties as they discuss issues pertinent to the community.  Make your voice heard by sending in your questions. Selected questions will be posed to our panel.

The Johannesburg Genocide and Holocaust Centre in partnership with the Embassy of the Russian Federation and the South African Jewish Board of Deputies invite you to a screening of "Sobibor". 

Remembering the 10 year anniversary of the 2008 xenophobic attacks and its victims with #AfrikaAwake #NoToHate

Join us on 31 May at 4pm, 56 PIM Studio.

Remembering the 10 year anniversary of the 2008 xenophobic attacks and its victims with #AfrikaAwake #NoToHate

Join us on 31 May at 4pm, 56 PIM Studio.

75 Years on, we remember the uprising of the Warsaw Ghetto.