On June 20, 2015, the first Ukrainian Festival in Mississauga, Ontario was held, organized by a small committee from the Toronto Bloor West Village Ukrainian Festival. Over 10,000 people visited the fair on this beautiful...
Young scholars, activists and military cadets were among the participants of a groundbreaking international seminar that investigated the effects and consequences of propaganda used by totalitarian regimes within the context of the planning and implementation...
Fragrant verenike, delicate swirls of lox on cream cheese, ice cold vodka and the vibrant, live Ukrainian-Jewish music of Eric Stein of Ashkenaz and Jonno Lightstone on clarinet. This was the entrée to an extraordinary...
A Journey through the Ukrainian-Jewish Encounter: From Antiquity to 1914, a travelling community exhibition, created by the Ukrainian Jewish Encounter and co-funded by the Government of Canada, premiered in Toronto at the Schwartz/Reisman Centre (Lebovic...
Ukrainians and Jews have lived as neighbours for centuries, creating and sharing enduring cultures that continue to inform their identities today. Ukrainian Jewish Encounter (UJE) is proud to present Part 1 of an integrated narrative of these two peoples in the belief that there is much to be gained by viewing their historical experience together, in all its complexity.
Since its launch in September 2022, the UJE Timeline has earned international recognition by winning eight international awards:
The 'Encounter' prize aims to build on the common experiences of Ukrainians and Jews over the centuries, expressed in literature and nonfiction. The Prize will be awarded annually to the most influential work in literature and nonfiction (in alternate years) that fosters Ukrainian-Jewish understanding, helping solidify Ukraine's place as a multi-ethnic society and giving truth to the motto, "Our stories are incomplete without each other."
The goal of the richly illustrated catalogue is to present an integrated narrative that looks at the experience of these two peoples together, in all its complexity — through periods of crisis, as well as long stretches of normal co-existence and multifaceted cultural interaction from antiquity to 1914.
