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Saved by Sheptytsky

Posted On: December 18th, 2015

Posted In: History, Metropolitan Andrei Sheptytsky

“No harm will come to you here.” Lilly Pohlman says she will remember these words till the end of her days. Along with the memory of a giant of a man gently reassuring her during…

How do Ukrainian Greek Catholics feel in Israel?

Posted On: April 8th, 2019

Posted In: Culture, History, Metropolitan Andrei Sheptytsky, Religion

The Ukrainian Cultural Center in Israel recently presented an evening dedicated to the memory of the prominent Ukrainian public and church figure Metropolitan Andrei Sheptytsky (1865-1944). Hennadiy Nadolenko, Ambassador of Ukraine to the State of…

Sheptytsky and Holocaust is discussed in London

Posted On: October 26th, 2018

Posted In: The Holocaust in Ukraine, History, Metropolitan Andrei Sheptytsky

UJE Board Member Wolf Moskovich appeared with Holocaust survivor Lili Stern-Pohlmann at a presentation sponsored by London’s Ukrainian Institute and the Ukrainian Jewish Encounter on 4 October 2018 to discuss the legacy of Andrei Sheptytsky,…

“The theme of Andrei Sheptytsky had an impact on me”: Shimon Redlich, a historian who survived the Holocaust

Posted On: April 23rd, 2018

Posted In: Commentary, Hromadske Radio, Sponsored Projects, Audio/Visual Media, History, Metropolitan Andrei Sheptytsky, Commentary and Analysis

Professor Shimon Redlich was saved by a Ukrainian family during the Holocaust. We talk with him about Andrei Sheptytsky and the reasons why he has not been awarded the title of Righteous Among the Nations….

My Sheptytsky

Posted On: December 7th, 2017

Posted In: History, Metropolitan Andrei Sheptytsky

One of the world’s most famous historians of the Holocaust (he himself is a survivor) and the author of “Together and Apart in Brzezany: Poles, Jews and Ukrainians, 1919-1945”, Shimon Redlich remembers the legacy of…

“Whosoever saves a single life, saves an entire universe”

Posted On: September 8th, 2017

Posted In: Hromadske Radio, Ukrainian- Jewish Relations History, Sponsored Projects, Audio/Visual Media, History, Metropolitan Andrei Sheptytsky

Andriy Kobalia: I think we should begin by saying that nearly 2,500 Ukrainians have been recognized as Righteous Among the Nations. In Ukraine, the first mass killings of the Jewish population by Nazi troops began…

Andrei Sheptytsky, Righteous Among the Nations and Politician

Posted On: September 1st, 2017

Posted In: Hromadske Radio, Sponsored Projects, Audio/Visual Media, History, Metropolitan Andrei Sheptytsky

Olesia Stasiuk, ethnologist and director of the Holodomor Victims Memorial National Museum, discusses an exhibition at the museum in honor of Andrei Sheptytsky. Iryna Slavinska: You are listening to Hromadske Radio. My name is Iryna…

Andrei Sheptytsky did everything possible to save Jews during the Holocaust: Historian Yaroslav Kit

Posted On: July 28th, 2017

Posted In: Hromadske Radio, Sponsored Projects, History, Metropolitan Andrei Sheptytsky

On today’s program Yaroslav Kit, Doctor of Philosophy at the Institute of Religion and Society, talks about Andrei Sheptytsky. Iryna Slavinska: You are listening to Hromadske Radio. Iryna Slavinska is in the studio, and this…

CatholicHerald: Ukrainian leader who sheltered Jews during the Holocaust is declared venerable

Posted On: August 27th, 2016

Posted In: History, Metropolitan Andrei Sheptytsky

Pope Francis has signed a decree declaring “venerable” Metropolitan Andrei Sheptytsky, who led the Ukrainian Catholic Church in the tumultuous period of both world wars and at the beginning of Soviet occupation.

Nash Holos: Film Review – Saved by Sheptytsky

Posted On: November 10th, 2015

Posted In: Nash Holos, Sponsored Projects, Audio/Visual Media, History, Metropolitan Andrei Sheptytsky

“No harm will come to you here. You are safe. “ Lilly Pohlman says she will remember these words till the end of her days. Along with the memory of a giant of a man…

A Nobel Prize Winner Saved in Ukraine: “Metropolitan Sheptytsky Deserves to be a Righteous Among the Nations”

Posted On: October 13th, 2015

Posted In: History, Metropolitan Andrei Sheptytsky

“Sheptytsky was one of the few leaders of the Church who spoke out against the Nazi killings. His actions were exemplary as his religious institutions saved many Jewish children by protecting them against the Nazis,”…