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VISION OF THE CAPE TOWN HOLOCAUST CENTRE:

The Cape Town Holocaust Centre is dedicated to creating a more caring and just society in which human rights are valued and diversity is respected.

MISSION :

The Cape Town Holocaust Centre

• Serves as a memorial l to the six million Jews who were killed in the Holocaust and all victims of Nazism
• Teaches about the consequences of prejudice, racism, discrimination, and human rights violations
• Examines the roles and responsibilities of individuals, groups and nations, and the consequences of the choices they make
• Promotes and understanding of the dangers of silence, apathy and indifference
• Stresses the importance of respecting the dignity of all people and valuing diversity in a pluralistic society.

Education programmes, workshops and seminars are conducted daily at the Holocaust Centre for senior high school pupils, university and college students, members of the civil service and a wide variety of groups from civil society.

BRIEF CURRICULUM VITAE.

1953 – 1996:

• Studied at the University of Cape Town . Head Woman Student of the University
• Married – three daughters
• Practiced as a Speech Therapist
• Actively engaged in anti-apartheid activities
• Founder and Director of the Religious Instruction Department that organized the teaching of religious instruction for Jewish children in state schools
• Taught at Herzlia Senior High school (Subjects: History, Geography, English Literature and Modern Jewish history, and the Holocaust)
• Deputy Principal Herzlia High School (1992 – 1996)

PUBLICATIONS:

• 20 th Century Jewish History ( text book for Grade 12) (1997)
• Holocaust Teacher's Manual (1999)
• Chapter in ‘Working to Make a Difference: The personal and pedagogical stories of Holocaust educators across the globe. Edited by Professor Samuel Totten, University of Arkansas (2003)
• THE HOLOCAUST: Lessons for Humanity . Teacher's Guide, Student Interactive Workbook and poster series (2004)
• THE HOLOCAUST: Lessons for Humanity (documentary video) written and narrated by Marlene Silbert

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