The largest front-line Jewish community in Ukraine is in Mariupol. Today on the program Encounters Menachem Mendel Cohen, the chief rabbi of Mariupol, talks about the life of the Jewish community and the displaced persons…
These sessions were presented in Russian on 14-16 September 2017 at a seminar in Tel Aviv for Israeli youth entitled “Jews and Ukrainians: Controversial Issues of Historical Memory.” A round table discussion on the possibility…
These three lectures were presented in Russian on 14-16 September 2017 at a seminar in Tel Aviv for Israeli youth entitled “Jews and Ukrainians: Controversial Issues of Historical Memory.” Major topics from the lectures are…
Dr. Vasyl Rasevych is a senior academic at the Center for Urban History of East Central Europe in Lviv, Ukraine. His two lectures were presented in Russian on 14-16 September 2017 at a seminar in…
Ukraine aroused a much bigger interest among Israelis in 2014-2017 than in previous decades. The events of the Maidan in Kyiv, the crisis in Crimea, the military conflict in Donbas, as well as the achievements…
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…
