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  • Synagogues of Ukraine, past and present

    Posted On: March 22nd, 2022
    Posted In: Culture, Architecture

    Photos and illustrations of Ukraine's historic synagogues provide a glimpse into Eastern European Jewish life throughout the last 500 years. The borders of modern-day Ukraine encompass parts of what was once the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (1569–1795),...

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    Results of the Special Nomination “Jewish Heritage” of the Wiki Loves Monuments competition

    Posted On: December 3rd, 2019
    Posted In: Culture, Architecture

    This year Ukrainian-Jewish Encounter (UJE) was a partner of the Special Nomination “Jewish Heritage.” Over 1,200 photographs were submitted, overwhelmingly surpassing the 330 photographs that were submitted in 2018. [1]. These photos depict more than...

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    A historian reveals who built the Actor’s House

    Posted On: May 3rd, 2019
    Posted In: Hromadske Radio, Sponsored Projects, Audio/Visual Media, Culture, Architecture, Ethnography

    Kyiv expert Mykhailo Kalnytsky discusses Moorish architecture in Kyiv, the Karaites, and a mysterious building on Yaroslaviv Val Street.  Andriy Kobalia:  In Kyiv, not far from the Golden Gates, is an extraordinary old building. It...

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    Architect Lev Weingort, Savior of Poltava

    Posted On: April 4th, 2018
    Posted In: The Odessa Review, Sponsored Projects, Other Programs, Culture, Architecture

    Many Ukrainian cities are experiencing a construction boom today. New highrise buildings, residential complexes and entire microdistricts are changing their habitual appearance. And quite often — not for the better. We are already accustomed to...

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    Nash Holos: Zhovkva Synagogue

    Posted On: September 5th, 2017
    Posted In: Nash Holos, Sponsored Projects, Audio/Visual Media, Culture, Architecture

    Zhovkva is a beautiful and extraordinary town located 25 kilometers from Lviv. From its earliest days, Zhovkva’s population was a mix of Poles, Ukrainians and Jews. Today the town’s architectural, historical and cultural diversity make...

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    Nash Holos: Architecture and Memory

    Posted On: January 6th, 2016
    Posted In: Nash Holos, Sponsored Projects, Audio/Visual Media, Culture, Architecture

    Welcome to Ukrainian Jewish Heritage on Nash Holos Ukrainian Roots Radio. I’m Peter Bejger. Architecture and memory. Restoration and commemoration. Cities and towns throughout Europe after the Holocaust have grappled with the issue of historic...

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    Yuri Andrukhovych and Eight Former Synagogues

    Posted On: November 6th, 2014
    Posted In: Hromadske Radio, Sponsored Projects, Audio/Visual Media, Culture, Architecture

    The renowned Ukrainian writer Yuri Andrukhovych was featured in the inaugural Hromadske (Public) Radio broadcast of “Encounters,” a new program devoted to Ukrainian-Jewish relations. Yuri Andrukhovych is currently working on Eight Former Synagogues, or Labels...

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