May 2021 - UJE - Ukrainian Jewish Encounter

The author of ‘Hitler’s Furies’ seeks to describe the fate of the women who, without holding official positions in the Third Reich, were perpetrators of the Holocaust: Translator

Posted On: May 27th, 2021

Posted In: Hromadske Radio, Literature, Sponsored Projects, Culture, The Holocaust in Ukraine, History, Audio/Visual Media

We spoke with Viktoria Ivanenko, the translator of this book, written by historian Wendy Lower. Viktoria Ivanenko: The original version of the book Hitler’s Furies: German Women in the Nazi Killing Fields came out in...

How “The Cossack Rode Beyond the Danube” became a song of Zionism

Posted On: May 20th, 2021

Posted In: Ukrainian- Jewish Relations History, Culture, History, Music

How an 18th-century Ukrainian song inspired a Jew from the Dnipro River region and Zionist activist and helped Jewish pioneers endure their difficult trials in the early 20th century. “The Cossack Rode Beyond the Danube”...

Dialogues of Understanding: Ukrainian-Jewish Relations

Posted On: May 20th, 2021

Posted In: Dukh i Litera Digital Library, Ukrainian- Jewish Relations History, Sponsored Projects, History

The reader is offered a collection of interviews recorded by Iza Khruslinska and Petro Tyma over the course of several years to introduce actors in current historic events. Among them are scientists, publicists, dissidents and...

Dieter Pohl: “At present, there are practically no comprehensive studies on the history of the Holocaust in the Ukrainian lands”

Posted On: May 19th, 2021

Posted In: Commentary, Sponsored Projects, Ukraina Moderna, Other Programs, Commentary and Analysis

Our series of interviews with prominent historians who study genocides continues with a conversation with Dieter Pohl, professor of Contemporary History with a special emphasis on Eastern and South-Eastern Europe at the University of Klagenfurt...

International jury announced for the 2021 "Encounter" prize

Posted On: May 17th, 2021

Posted In: UJE Initiatives, 'Encounter' Literary Prize

Ukrainians and Jews have lived side-by-side on the territory of modern-day Ukraine for nearly two millennia. Separately and together, they weaved a tapestry that has left an indelible mark on Ukraine's cultural, linguistic, and historical...

The tradition of mutual influence in the cultures of humankind is immense, and we do not know much about it: Leonid Finberg

Posted On: May 10th, 2021

Posted In: Commentary, Hromadske Radio, Literature, Sponsored Projects, Culture, Audio/Visual Media, Commentary and Analysis

A conversation about new books published by Dukh i Litera Our guest on today’s show is Leonid Finberg, director of the Center for the Studies of History and Culture of East European Jewry and editor...

Viktor Kytasty (1943-2000)

Posted On: May 6th, 2021

Posted In: Did You Know?, Culture

Viktor Kytasty (1943-2000). American professor, musician, cultural anthropologist, and social activist. He emigrated with his family to the U.S. in 1949. A professional musician who performed on the bandura (a stringed instrument considered the national...

Omer Bartov: “I feel a particular responsibility for understanding the history of the Jewish people"

Posted On: May 5th, 2021

Posted In: Literature, Sponsored Projects, Culture, The Holocaust in Ukraine, Ukraina Moderna, History, Other Programs

Professor Bartov, please tell us what influenced your choice of the profession of historian? What personal factors and people contributed to your choosing research topics? I have been interested in history since my youth, possibly...

“I would not consider writing with light on the bell tower of the Cathedral of Saint Sophia a Hanukkah tradition”—Diana Klochko

Posted On: May 3rd, 2021

Posted In: Hromadske Radio, Sponsored Projects, Culture, Audio/Visual Media, Ethnography

A conversation with art historian Diana Klochko about Hanukkah, Christmas, and New Year’s lights Iryna Slavinska: How new is the Kyiv tradition of installing Hanukkah candles on Kontraktova Ploshcha? Diana Klochko: They have been installed...

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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.

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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."

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The author of ‘Hitler’s Furies’ seeks to describe the fate of the women who, without holding official positions in the Third Reich, were perpetrators of the Holocaust: Translator

How “The Cossack Rode Beyond the Danube” became a song of Zionism

Dialogues of Understanding: Ukrainian-Jewish Relations

Dieter Pohl: “At present, there are practically no comprehensive studies on the history of the Holocaust in the Ukrainian lands”

International jury announced for the 2021 "Encounter" prize

The tradition of mutual influence in the cultures of humankind is immense, and we do not know much about it: Leonid Finberg

Viktor Kytasty (1943-2000)

Omer Bartov: “I feel a particular responsibility for understanding the history of the Jewish people"

“I would not consider writing with light on the bell tower of the Cathedral of Saint Sophia a Hanukkah tradition”—Diana Klochko

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Encounter: The Ukrainian-Jewish Literary Prize

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2021/2022

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UJE Timeline

Encounter: The Ukrainian-Jewish Literary Prize

Download the complete 168-page book

A Journey Through the Ukrainian-Jewish Encounter

FROM ANTIQUITY TO 1914

All-Ukrainian Children's Drawing Competition 2021/2022

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All-Ukrainian Children's
Drawing Competition
2021/2022