Johannesburg Holocaust and Genocide Centre
| Established | 2019 |
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| Location | 1 Duncombe Rd Forest Town Johannesburg |
| Coordinates | 26°10′17″S 28°02′00″E / 26.1715°S 28.0332°E |
| Type | Holocaust museum |
| Director | Tali Nates |
| Website | www |
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. The centre opened in its permanent purpose-built site in 2019, having operated from a temporary site since 2008.
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)". The SAHGF determines the educational and philosophical direction of the centre. 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. The centre explores the history of genocide in the 20th century, focusing on case studies from the Holocaust and the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda (Rwandan genocide).