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Video: Presentation of new publications about Ukrainian-Jewish relations

Posted On: October 29th, 2024

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

Publications of the Ukrainian Jewish Encounter and the Tkuma Ukrainian Institute of Holocaust Studies are dedicated to the long and dramatic history of Ukrainian-Jewish relations. UJE books examine a wide range of Ukrainian-Jewish relations from...

Video: Genocides in the history of humanity and Ukraine: Memory, Memorialization, and Modern Challenges

Posted On: October 17th, 2024

Posted In: Book Fairs/Festivals, UJE Initiatives, Ukrainian- Jewish Relations History, Literature, The Holocaust in Ukraine, Culture, History, Outreach

The panel discussion that took place at the Lviv BookForum on 6 October was devoted to the discussion of the nature of genocides in the history of mankind — from biblical times, the tragedy of...

Video: Books about Ukraine in the English-speaking world

Posted On: October 11th, 2024

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

Russia’s criminal full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 sparked an interest in the country as never before. Suddenly, Ukraine was everywhere, with media internationally regularly covering the war and political analysts offering insights. More...

Collective prayer is prized in Jewish tradition — Michal Stamova

Posted On: October 7th, 2024

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

[Editor’s note: This interview originally appeared on 25 September 2023. Yom Kippur in 2024 begins at sundown on Friday, 11 October 2024 and ends at nightfall on Saturday, 12 October 2024.] Our guest is Rebbetzin...

Josef Zissels

Posted On: September 23rd, 2024

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

Josef Zissels, a dissident of Jewish origin, is the co-president of Ukraine's Association of Jewish Organizations and Communities (VAAD) and executive vice-president of Ukraine's Congress of Ethnic Communities. He is an outstanding public figure who...

Video: Meridian Czernowitz, the poetry and fate of Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger

Posted On: September 19th, 2024

Posted In: UJE Initiatives, Jews on Ukrainian Lands, Book Fairs/Festivals, Encounter: The Ukrainian-Jewish Literary Prize, Literature, Culture, History, Outreach

Ukrainian Jewish Encounter (UJE) is a long-standing sponsor of the Meridian Czernowitz International Poetry Festival in Chernivtsi, Ukraine, which took place on 6–8 September 2024. This year's program included discussions on the Ukrainian-Jewish literary dialogue,...

Prominent Jews in the history of Kharkiv

Posted On: August 27th, 2024

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

Kharkiv is the second largest city in Ukraine. In 2024, as it fights off Russian aggression, Kharkiv marks the 370th anniversary of a Ukrainian Cossack fortress, its inception point. Jews have been an important, influential,...

Moshe Sharett (1894-1965)

Posted On: August 15th, 2024

Posted In: Did You Know?, Culture

Many prominent political leaders of Israel, including two presidents and three prime ministers, come from Ukraine. One of them is Moshe Sharett (born Moshe Chertok). He was born in 1894 in the city of Kherson....

It was hard to return to Karaism — Abraham Kefeli

Posted On: July 29th, 2024

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

Our guest is Abraham Kefeli, a hazzan and teacher of computer music, music theory, piano, arrangement, and composition. He is a Karaite who was born in Simferopol and now lives in Israel. On 9 August,...

Rokhl Auerbakh (1903-1976)

Posted On: July 9th, 2024

Posted In: Did You Know?, Culture, The Holocaust in Ukraine, History

Rokhl Auerbakh is one of those women who had a tremendous impact on the history of the 20th century. She was born into the Jewish family of Khanin Auerbakh and his wife Mania (née Kimelman)...

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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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Video: Presentation of new publications about Ukrainian-Jewish relations

Video: Genocides in the history of humanity and Ukraine: Memory, Memorialization, and Modern Challenges

Video: Books about Ukraine in the English-speaking world

Collective prayer is prized in Jewish tradition — Michal Stamova

Josef Zissels

Video: Meridian Czernowitz, the poetry and fate of Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger

Prominent Jews in the history of Kharkiv

Moshe Sharett (1894-1965)

It was hard to return to Karaism — Abraham Kefeli

Rokhl Auerbakh (1903-1976)

Ukrainian Jewish Encounter Timeline wins international recognition while countering Russian propaganda

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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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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
Drawing Competition
2021/2022