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"A shift in emphasis" or a search for the truth? How Ukraine should respond to the memory of the Holocaust being instrumentalized during the war

Posted On: November 19th, 2024

Posted In: Ukrainian statehood and identity, The Holocaust in Ukraine, History, Diverse Voices

[Editor's note: Earlier this year, a lively debate took place in Ukrainian media about the Holocaust and memory in the context of Russia's criminal war against Ukraine. On 18-19 November, we offer two points of...

Memory of the Holocaust as a weapon in a hybrid war

Posted On: November 18th, 2024

Posted In: Ukrainian statehood and identity, The Holocaust in Ukraine, History, Diverse Voices

[Editor's note: Earlier this year, a debate took place in Ukrainian media about the Holocaust and memory in the context of Russia's criminal war against Ukraine. On 18-19 November, we offer two points of view...

How the Israelis rescue the families of the Ukrainian Righteous Among the Nations during the Russo-Ukrainian war

Posted On: November 11th, 2024

Posted In: Jews on Ukrainian Lands, The Holocaust in Ukraine, History

Our series of articles on the Ukrainian Righteous Among the Nations tells the stories of Jews rescued by Ukrainians. In contrast, this piece is about Israelis helping Ukrainians from the Righteous families during the ongoing...

Videos: Professor Paul Robert Magocsi on Babyn Yar and memorialization

Posted On: October 24th, 2024

Posted In: UJE Initiatives, Jews on Ukrainian Lands, Sponsored Projects, The Holocaust in Ukraine, Publications, History, Outreach

Ottawa — September 25, 2024 University of Ottawa On September 25th, 2024, the University of Ottawa, in conjunction with the Ukrainian-Canadian Congress and UJE, brought together politicians, community leaders, and students to a presentation by...

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, Literature, Ukrainian- Jewish Relations History, Culture, The Holocaust in Ukraine, 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...

New edition of "Babyn Yar: History and Memory" launched in Uzhhorod

Posted On: September 29th, 2024

Posted In: Ukrainian- Jewish Relations History, Sponsored Projects, Publications, The Holocaust in Ukraine, History, Outreach

On 1 August 2024, a new English-language edition of Babyn Yar: History and Memory was launched in Uzhhorod with UJE support. The participants included Paul Robert Magocsi, Professor of history and political science at the...

Georges Mink: "The confrontation with Russia has had one result: The Ukrainian nation has become consolidated and can no longer submit to attempts to destroy the Ukrainian identity"

Posted On: September 16th, 2024

Posted In: Sponsored Projects, The Holocaust in Ukraine, Ukraina Moderna, History, Other Programs

The following interview with Georges Mink, a French sociologist and specialist in the field of memory studies and the use of the politics of memory in the pursuit of geopolitical goals, zeroes in on the...

How families of the Righteous survive in war-torn Kyiv

Posted On: September 5th, 2024

Posted In: Jews on Ukrainian Lands, The Holocaust in Ukraine, History

By Marharyta Ormotsadze Ukrainian Jewish Encounter reports on the extreme conditions in which the families of the Righteous Among the Nations are forced to survive in the capital of Ukraine One of the largest cities...

During the Second World War, Transcarpathia was one of a few regions where no pogroms took place, says historian Yuriy Slavik

Posted On: September 3rd, 2024

Posted In: Hromadske Radio, Sponsored Projects, The Holocaust in Ukraine, History, Audio/Visual Media

A conversation about the Holocaust in Transcarpathia with the historian Yuriy Slavik, Candidate of Historical Sciences and researcher of the Holocaust in Transcarpathia. Vasyl Shandro: When we talk about Transcarpathia and the history of Jewish...

An important discussion in difficult times

Posted On: August 26th, 2024

Posted In: Sponsored Projects, Ukraina Moderna, The Holocaust in Ukraine, History, Other Programs

The publication of the latest issue of Ukraїna Moderna, entitled The Holocaust in Ukraine: How the History of a Crime Is (Not) Written and focused on Shoah research in Ukraine, sparked significant interest in scholarly...

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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.

"A shift in emphasis" or a search for the truth? How Ukraine should respond to the memory of the Holocaust being instrumentalized during the war

Memory of the Holocaust as a weapon in a hybrid war

How the Israelis rescue the families of the Ukrainian Righteous Among the Nations during the Russo-Ukrainian war

Videos: Professor Paul Robert Magocsi on Babyn Yar and memorialization

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

New edition of "Babyn Yar: History and Memory" launched in Uzhhorod

Georges Mink: "The confrontation with Russia has had one result: The Ukrainian nation has become consolidated and can no longer submit to attempts to destroy the Ukrainian identity"

How families of the Righteous survive in war-torn Kyiv

During the Second World War, Transcarpathia was one of a few regions where no pogroms took place, says historian Yuriy Slavik

An important discussion in difficult times

Ukrainian Jewish Encounter Timeline wins international recognition while countering Russian propaganda

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Encounter: The Ukrainian-Jewish Literary Prize

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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
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