2020 Events

The Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre Invites you to a workshop

The Johannesburg Holocaust & Genocide Centre Invites you to a workshop

Writing the Holocaust: Poetry of Memory
Presented by Gail Newman

Tuesday 13th October, 19h00 SAST

Poetry offers a window into the past and helps us connect to history on an emotional level. In this workshop, Gail will share poems about her own family based on stories her parents told her. 

Numbers are limited, RSVP essential

Poetry Flash: Virtual Poetry Reading
Sunday, September 6, 2020


The Henry Miller Library Virtual Poetry Series
Readings from Blood Memory
Sunday, August 23, 2020


Poetry Across Cultures: Holding Space—Life, Loss and Hope
Readings from Blood Memory
Saturday, August 22, 2020


Bird and Beckett Bookstore and Records
Readings from Blood Memory (video below)Monday, July 27, 2020


Aqus Cafe Open Reading
Readings from Blood Memory (video below)
Monday, May 11, 2020


The Contemporary Jewish Museum
Generation to Generation, Poet to Poet
Thursday, Jan 19, 2017


Gail with her students from Claire Lilienthal at the San Francisco Contemporary Jewish Museum