Johannesburg Holocaust and Genocide Centre

Johannesburg Holocaust and Genocide Centre
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Established2019
Location1 Duncombe Rd
Forest Town
Johannesburg
Coordinates26°10′17″S 28°02′00″E / 26.1715°S 28.0332°E / -26.1715; 28.0332
TypeHolocaust museum
DirectorTali Nates
Websitewww.jhbholocaust.co.za

The Johannesburg Holocaust and Genocide Centre (JHGC) is a Holocaust and genocide centre situated in Forest Town in Johannesburg, South Africa. The building fronts Jan Smuts Avenue, a major road in the city.[1] The centre opened in its permanent purpose-built site in 2019, having operated from a temporary site since 2008.[2][3]

The JHGC has sister centres in Cape Town (Cape Town Holocaust Centre) and Durban (Durban Holocaust Centre), and together they form part of the association "the South African Holocaust & Genocide Foundation (SAHGF)".[4] The SAHGF determines the educational and philosophical direction of the centre.[5] It also conducts teacher training and is the only accredited service-provider for in-service training in Holocaust education in the country. It has trained over 5,000 teachers.[6] The centre explores the history of genocide in the 20th century, focusing on case studies from the Holocaust and the 1994 Rwandan genocide.[4]

  1. ^ Sassen, Robyn (2019-03-29). "SA genocide museum opens". The Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
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  3. ^ "Johannesburg Holocaust and Genocide Centre: Using the past to protect the present and future". Africa Renewal. 2020-08-17. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
  4. ^ a b "About". The Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
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  6. ^ 20 years on, Africa’s first Holocaust center has a universal message on genocide Times of Israel. 8 June 2019