Serhii Plokhii is one of the most prominent contemporary historians specializing in the history of Ukraine across the English-speaking world. Plokhii is the Mykhailo Hrushevsky Professor of Ukrainian History at Harvard University, and also serves...
A wedding present, a family history, and Ukraine’s dark 20th century, 75 years after Babi Yar The miniature porcelain cups sitting in the china cabinet of our dining room have long been my favorites. From...
The mayor of the largest city of Western Ukraine Andrii Sadovyi became the first high-ranking Ukrainian guest to visit Israel in 2017. The mayor of Lviv has strong and established contacts with Israel. On the...
The Minister of Defense of Ukraine Stepan Poltorak published on his Facebook page a rare photo of a young Ukrainian officer in a black Jewish kippah. The photo featured Natan Khazin, one of creators and...
The new Attorney-General of Ukraine Yurii Lutsenko is a prominent figure of the two Ukrainian Maidans, and was sentenced to a prison term during the years of former President Viktor Yanukovych. Lutsenko is now a...
By Shimon Briman In the heart of the former Jewish ghetto in Lviv, on Gazova Street, I am watching the ribbon cutting at the opening of the Honorary Consulate of Israel in Western Ukraine. I...
When Shimon Redlich laughs — which he does often — his mouth opens wide and emits a high-pitched sound of unbridled mirth. Redlich, 80, is one of the few Holocaust historians for whom laughter can...
Iryna Slavinska: You are listening to a new episode of the program “Encounters” on Hromadske Radio, with Iryna Slavinska working in the studio. I would like to remind you that the podcast “Encounters” is dedicated...
A very lively discussion on the once and future role of Jewish museums in Ukraine and their place in the greater European context, as well as how best to honor the Jewish past of Lviv,...
Welcome to Ukrainian Jewish Heritage on Nash Holos Ukrainian Roots Radio. I’m Peter Bejger. He is relentless and outspoken. And he has paid the price. He was arrested twice for his human rights activities and...
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.
