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JHGC Education Officer, Mdu Ntuli, speaks to Prof. Shirli Gilbert about the importance of teaching Holocaust history, historical antisemitism in South Africa, and the themes to consider when looking at the two. Inspired by her most recent book with Dr Avril Alba from the University of Sydney "Holocaust Memory and Racism in the Postwar World" (Wayne State University Press, 2019, as well as her live...

In South Africa we enjoy immense freedom and liberties because of struggles and activism of many national heroes such as Nelson Mandela, but do we protect and sustain our democracy? In this episode JHGC Education Officer, Mdu Ntuli, and Educator, Adam Golding, are joined by South African radio broadcaster and TV personality, Gareth Cliff, and JHGC Executive Director, and Tali Nates, to continue th...

JHGC Education Officer, Mdu Ntuli, speaks to Dr Daniel Lee about his recent book "The SS Officer's Armchair: In Search of a Hidden Life" (Penguin Random House, 2020). This true story is based on documents discovered concealed within a chair for seventy years, and is a gripping investigation into the life of a single S.S. officer during WW2, Dr. Robert Griesinger, a lawyer from Stuttgart, who joine...

JHGC Education Officer Mdu Ntuli is in conversation with writer and public speaker Glenn Kurtz, who will share some background on his family story and 2014 book "Three Minutes in Poland: Discovering a Lost World in a 1938 Family Film". Glenn shares his experience of meeting descendants of Jewish families from the Polish town of Nasielsk, where his family originated, and what this family history me...

Mdu Ntuli, JHGC Education Officer, is in conversation with Rabbi Moshe Silberhaft, National Director & Spiritual Leader of the Small Jewish Communities Association of South Africa (SJCA-SA), Owen Griffiths, President of the Island Hebrew congregation of Mauritius and who heads the Beau Bassin Jewish Detainees Memorial and Information Centre, and Tali Nates, the executive director of the JHGC. They...

In September 1940 1,580 Jews managed to leave Nazi occupied Europe to British Mandated Palestine and were subsequently deported to the British Colony of Mauritius. This podcast tells the lesser known history of the island of Mauritius and the Jewish refugees who were deported there as many countries around the world closed their borders on Jewish refugees who were escaping Nazism in Europe. The re...

Holocaust survivor Brigitte Rossi-Zalmans (née Markes)was born in Hattingen, Germany and moved to Great Britain on the Kindertransport at the end of 1938, where she was when the war ended. You can hear more about Brigitte 'Gita' Rossi-Zalmans story in our podcast Children during Conflict: Kindertransport & the story of Brigitte Rossi-Zalmans https://soundcloud.com/user-858426360/children-during-co...

The JHGC Educator Mdu Ntuli is in conversation with Redhill High School educator Adam Golding & learner Wangari Mbuthia on the theme of Democracy. Wangari spearheaded TEDxRedhillSchool, the first TedX online event in South Africa as a part of her CAS (Creative Activity and Service)Project along with her teacher Adam. You can watch the TEDxRedhillSchool here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCljMPw...

In celebration of Mandela Day, the JHGC education team looks at various ways in which people resisted the Nazis during the Holocaust. In 1994 South Africa began a new era, as a free democratic nation, with Nelson Mandela as the first democratically elected president. This triumph came after decades of struggle and resistance by many South Africans against apartheid and institutionalised racism. Wh...

The JHGC Holocaust Survivors Group has served as a space for Johannesburg Holocaust survivors to connect for over ten years. Mdu Ntuli is in conversation with Margaret Hoffman and Shoshi Shachar, two dedicated volunteers who created and run the group and ensure the Survivors are entertained and looked after. They discuss the beginnings of the group, the gatherings they have had, as well as the mea...

JHGC Education Officer Mdu Ntuli is in conversation with Educator Jean Bwasa, Founder and Chairman of The Rights 2 Live, and Speaker and Thought Leader, Adetunji Omotola, Co-founder of the Xenophobia Victims Support Fund, who share their experiences and insights as immigrants in South Africa. ~ Please share your comments and questions! If you would like to know more about the content of this podca...

JHGC Education Officer, Mdu Ntuli, is in conversation with Tali Nates, JHGC Founder and Executive Director, and Holocaust Descendant. Tali's father and uncle (Moses and Henryk Turner) were rescued by Oskar Schindler, and here she shares some of their story as well as how their history affected and influenced her life. * The Descendants Series follows the stories of individuals whose family members...

To celebrate youth month JHGC Education Officer Mdu Ntuli is in conversation with youth leaders Dan Rom, Daniella Meyerowitz, and Tzipora Krawitz from King David Victory Park High School, about what it means to be a leader, and their hopes for South Africa's future. ~ Please share your comments and questions! If you have any questions about the content of this podcast or our Centre please email Md...

What does it mean to be a child during a time of armed conflict? Leonie Saker shares the story of her mother Brigitte Rossi-Zalmans, who was born in Hattingen, Germany and moved to Great Britain on the Kindertransport, an organised rescue effort relocating Jewish children from Nazi Germany. You can hear a shortened version of Gita's story here: https://soundcloud.com/user-858426360/the-story-of-br...

What does it mean to be a child during a time of armed conflict? JHGC Educator Catherine Boyd represented the Centre in Oslo for the K4P Symposium in October 2019. It was hosted by the The Roméo Dallaire Child Soldiers Initiative and the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO). The symposium aims to foster ongoing dialogue on the importance of preventing the recruitment and use of child soldiers glob...

As a Non-Profit Organisation the Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre has a team of almost 100 volunteers who selflessly give of their time to support the mission and vision of the Centre, and we could not accomplish what we do without the enormous dedication and passion of this valued team. In this podcast JHGC Education Officer Mdu Ntuli is in conversation with two of our volunteers, Brenda...

Johannesburg Holocaust survivor Lyonell was born in Iasi, Romania, and was saved by a brave Romanian officer who managed to move his family away from the marching crowd of Jews and saved their lives.

Born in Dvinsk, Latvia, Cecelia Boruchowitz (neé Gradis)survived the holocaust in hiding.

Born in Subacius, Lithuania, Ascia Lieberman (neé Klisner) survived the Holocaust by hiding with her younger brother, older sister and her father on the farm owned by a friend.

Every year 25 May is celebrated as Africa Day! This podcast is in conversation with JHGC Executive Director and Founder Tali Nates, JHGC Educator Courtneigh Cloud Bernstein, and Youth Project Manager for the Aegis Trust Rwanda, Marc Gwamaka celebrating the work the JHGC has done with partners across the African continent through the Change Makers Programme (CMP). In 2016 the South African Holocaus...

The Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre's Education Officer, Mdu Ntuli, in conversation with Founder and Executive Director, Tali Nates, about Kwibuka 26 and the significance of the 100 days period of commemoration of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. Nates explains why the 1994 genocide in Rwanda was chosen as one of the case studies for inclusion in the Centre's permanent exhibition and how it i...