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Joseph Roth, the great autobiography hoaxer

Posted On: February 16th, 2026

Posted In: Did You Know?, UJE Initiatives, Encounter: The Ukrainian-Jewish Literary Prize, Literature, Culture

Maryna Horbatiuk Joseph Roth, one of the most famous 20th-century German-language writers and journalists, was a Galician Jew, monarchist, socialist, cosmopolitan, hoaxer, and alcoholic. He was a successful reporter (but always short of money), hotel...

History of the word "zhyd" in Ukraine: From widespread use to marginalization

Posted On: February 2nd, 2026

Posted In: Hromadske Radio, Ukrainian- Jewish Relations History, Sponsored Projects, Culture, History, Audio/Visual Media, Language

Serhiy Hirik, lecturer in Jewish studies at the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, discusses the history and marginalization of the word zhyd. Etymology of zhyd Yelyzaveta Tsarehradska: I have recently overheard a conversation in which Jews were constantly...

"Solomon's temple" near Kyiv: How a Jewish scholar developed Ukraine's agricultural industry

Posted On: January 29th, 2026

Posted In: Jews on Ukrainian Lands, Did You Know?, Ukrainian- Jewish Relations History, Culture, History

The Ukrainian Institute of National Memory recommends celebrating a number of famous people this year. Among them is Professor Solomon Frankfurt, an outstanding agrobiologist and economist. He was a statesman during the Ukrainian Revolution and...

Naomi Ben-Ami

Posted On: January 19th, 2026

Posted In: Did You Know?, Culture

Born in 1960 in Chernivtsi, Naomi Ben-Ami is one of the most important Israeli diplomats of our time. Her parents come from the Moldovan cities of Bălți and Briceni. She grew up in Chernivtsi and...

On Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls

Posted On: January 15th, 2026

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

The Encounters program features a discussion about Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls with Vitaly Chernoivanenko, president of the Ukrainian Association for Jewish Studies. Yelyzaveta Tsarehradska: What is Qumran? What are the Dead Sea Scrolls?...

Saving treasures from perdition

Posted On: December 18th, 2025

Posted In: Jews on Ukrainian Lands, Culture, History, Architecture, Religion

How Germany contributes to preserving Ukraine's Jewish heritage "I am impressed by the level of involvement of German specialists in our project to preserve Ukraine's Jewish heritage," said Yevhen Kotlyar, a professor at the Kharkiv...

Religious and klezmer Jewish music and its links with Ukraine

Posted On: November 3rd, 2025

Posted In: Hromadske Radio, Jews on Ukrainian Lands, Sponsored Projects, Culture, Audio/Visual Media, History, Music

Our guest in the studio is Michal Stamova, who holds a Master's degree in Jewish Studies and consults Project Kesher Ukraine on Jewish education. An expert in the history, culture, and traditions of the Jewish...

Video: Listen, read, understand: Ukrainian translations of Hebrew- and Yiddish-language authors

Posted On: October 20th, 2025

Posted In: UJE Initiatives, Book Fairs/Festivals, Literature, Culture, Outreach

A conversation about Ukrainian translations of Hebrew- and Yiddish-language authors took place on 5 October 2025 at the 32nd Lviv BookForum with the participation of essayist and art critic Diana Klochko, Yiddish translator Tetiana Nepypenko,...

Islands of Memory

Posted On: October 20th, 2025

Posted In: Literature, Sponsored Projects, Agnon Literary Centre, Culture, Other Programs

The publication Islands of Memory is the result of the Agnon Literary Residency, which took place in Buchach, Ukraine, in 2021 as COVID shutdowns were coming to an end, and before Russia’s full-scale invasion of...

Video: Presentation of new books in the field of Jewish studies

Posted On: October 16th, 2025

Posted In: UJE Initiatives, Book Fairs/Festivals, Literature, Culture, Outreach

Every year, new books in the field of Jewish studies are published in Ukraine. In the video below, three of Ukraine's publishers who are leaders in the field of Jewish studies —Dukh i Litera (Kyiv),...

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Ukrainian Jewish Encounter Timeline wins international recognition while countering Russian propaganda

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.

Encounter: The Ukrainian-Jewish Literary Prize

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."

FROM ANTIQUITY TO 1914

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.

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Joseph Roth, the great autobiography hoaxer

History of the word "zhyd" in Ukraine: From widespread use to marginalization

"Solomon's temple" near Kyiv: How a Jewish scholar developed Ukraine's agricultural industry

Naomi Ben-Ami

On Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls

Saving treasures from perdition

Religious and klezmer Jewish music and its links with Ukraine

Video: Listen, read, understand: Ukrainian translations of Hebrew- and Yiddish-language authors

Islands of Memory

Video: Presentation of new books in the field of Jewish studies

Ukrainian Jewish Encounter Timeline wins international recognition while countering Russian propaganda

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Encounter: The Ukrainian-Jewish Literary Prize

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Ukrainian Jewish Encounter Timeline wins international recognition while countering Russian propaganda

Web Excellence Awards:

w3 Awards:

Anthem Awards:

Communicator Awards:

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 Student's Drawing Competition 2021/2022

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All-Ukrainian Student's
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