“It takes passion, dedication, integrity, and sheer hard work to turn a dream into a reality – and so it was with the establishment of the Durban Holocaust and Genocide Centre.”
Myra Osrin, Founder of the Cape Town Holocaust Centre
“It takes passion, dedication, integrity, and sheer hard work to turn a dream into a reality – and so it was with the establishment of the Durban Holocaust and Genocide Centre.”
– Myra Osrin, Founder of the Cape Town Holocaust Centre
IN THE BEGINNING
The DHGC opened in March 2008, housed in the Durban Jewish Centre and celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony with refugees and survivors of the Holocaust.
The Centre expanded in 2011 to include an extensive permanent exhibition, as well as media and seminar spaces for facilitating our ever-growing educational programmes. The DHGC is first and foremost a place of remembrance for the six million Jews who died in the Holocaust and all other victims of Nazism, but also engages in public outreach programmes about contemporary human rights abuses and genocide.
IN THE BEGINNING
The DHGC opened in March 2008, housed in the Durban Jewish Centre and celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony with refugees and survivors of the Holocaust.The Centre expanded in 2011 to include an extensive permanent exhibition, as well as media and seminar spaces for facilitating our ever-growing educational programmes. The DHGC is first and foremost a place of remembrance for the six million Jews who died in the Holocaust and all other victims of Nazism, but also engages in public outreach programmes about contemporary human rights abuses and genocide.
“It is an honour to participate in the opening of this beautiful Centre. I believe memorials like these will serve to remind future generations of one of the greatest tragedies in human history. I can only hope that such a reminder will never again allow such evil to occur.”
Jack Puterman, Survivor
“It is an honour to participate in the opening of this beautiful Centre. I believe memorials like these will serve to remind future generations of one of the greatest tragedies in human history. I can only hope that such a reminder will never again allow such evil to occur.”
– Jack Puterman, Survivor
THE DHGC TEAM
Mary Kluk
Founder and Director
Maureen Caminsky
Project Manager
Peter Buhendwa
Education Facilitator
Claudia Hooper
Education Manager
Tanya Altshuler
Marketing & Communication
Peter Houston
Archivist & Education Facilitator
Heather Gale
Librarian
Bianca Coulonval
Bookkeeper
Paul Steinlechner
Intern
David Simpson
Financial Consultant
Msizi Hlongwane
General Maintenance & Caretaker
THE DHGC TEAM
Mary Kluk
Founder and Director
Maureen Caminsky
Project Manager
Claudia Hooper
Education Facilitator
Tanya Altshuler
Marketing & Communications
Peter Buhendwa
Education Assistant
Heather Gale
Librarian
Bianca Coulonval
Bookkeeper
David Simpson
Financial Consultant
Msizi Hlongwane
General Maintenance & Caretaker
“The work of the DHGC is more urgent than ever given the state of South Africa’s fragmented democracy. We endeavour every day to build a new society and a South Africa we all dream of.”
Mary Kluk, Founder and Director of the Durban Holocaust and Genocide Centre
“The work of the DHGC is more urgent than ever given the state of South Africa’s fragmented democracy. We endeavour every day to build a new society and a South Africa we all dream of.”
– Mary Kluk, Founder and Director of the Durban Holocaust and Genocide Centre
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Without our dedicated and passionate trustees, the Durban Holocaust & Genocide Centre would never have become more than a dream. As custodians of the Centre, they have from the start provided guidance, wisdom and sound governance to the project team.
They encouraged the leaders to pursue the idea and committed their support in both moral and financial terms. Their complete faith in the venture has been the Centre’s greatest blessing.
CURRENT TRUSTEES
Julian Beare
Linda Nathan
Thomas Hagspihl
Mary Kluk
Sidney Lazarus
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Without our dedicated and passionate trustees, the Durban Holocaust & Genocide Centre would never have become more than a dream. As custodians of the Centre, they have from the start provided guidance, wisdom and sound governance to the project team.
They encouraged the leaders to pursue the idea and committed their support in both moral and financial terms. Their complete faith in the venture has been the Centre’s greatest blessing.
CURRENT TRUSTEES
Linda Nathan
Thomas Hagspihl
Sidney Lazarus
Julian Beare
Mary Kluk
“It’s not an exaggeration to say that the work done by the three Holocaust and Genocide Centres has the potential to change this nation. And they’ve already started doing that.”
Thomas Hagspihl , Trustee of the DHGC
“It’s not an exaggeration to say that the work done by the three Holocaust and Genocide Centres has the potential to change this nation. And they’ve already started doing that.”
– Thomas Hagspihl , Trustee of the DHGC
THE SOUTH AFRICAN HOLOCAUST AND GENOCIDE FOUNDATION
The Foundation, established in 2007, supports Holocaust and genocide education through teacher training, development of classroom materials, and organised seminars. The Foundation acts as an association of the three independent Holocaust & Genocide Centres in Cape Town (CTHGC), Durban (DHGC) and Johannesburg (JHGC), and document their activities.
TRUSTEES
Gerald Diamond (Chairman)
Julian Beare
Tracey Henry
Prof Michael Katz
Mary Kluk
Myra Osrin
Prof Milton Shain
PATRONS
Justice Richard J Goldstone
Dr Stephen D. Smith
Professor Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela
Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein
Professor Jonathan Jansen
The Most Revd Desmond M Tutu, Archbishop Emeritus
THE SOUTH AFRICAN HOLOCAUST AND GENOCIDE FOUNDATION
The Foundation, established in 2007, supports Holocaust and genocide education through teacher training, development of classroom materials, and organised seminars. The Foundation acts as an association of the three independent Holocaust & Genocide Centres in Cape Town (CTHGC), Durban (DHGC) and Johannesburg (JHGC), and document their activities.
TRUSTEES
Gerald Diamond (Chairman)
Julian Beare
Prof Michael Katz
Mary Kluk
Myra Osrin
Prof Milton Shain
PATRONS
Justice Richard J Goldstone
Dr Stephen D. Smith
Professor Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela
Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein
Professor Jonathan Jansen
The Most Revd Desmond M Tutu, Archbishop Emeritus