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Olga Radchenko: "Jewish refugees had much higher chances to survive in the Soviet rear than in German-occupied territories"

Posted On: May 12th, 2025

Posted In: Jews on Ukrainian Lands, Ukrainian- Jewish Relations History, Sponsored Projects, The Holocaust in Ukraine, Ukraina Moderna, History, Other Programs

Our conversation with the Ukrainian historian Olga Radchenko centers on her latest Ukrainian-language book, Jewish Refugees in Ukraine, 1939–1941. We discuss the number of Jewish refugees, where they hailed from, and how many of them...

Semion Goldin: "What seemed impossible after 1945 is now the new normal again"

Posted On: March 17th, 2025

Posted In: Sponsored Projects, Ukrainian statehood and identity, The Holocaust in Ukraine, Ukraina Moderna, History, Diverse Voices, Other Programs

Our conversation with the Israeli historian Semion Goldin is focused on how the Russo-Ukrainian War has affected Jewish Studies and Holocaust Studies, on the whole, in Ukraine and Russia. We also discussed the connection between...

Professor Paul Robert Magocsi speaks at the 16th All-Ukrainian Methodological Seminar for Educators, "New Ukrainian School: Teaching/Knowledge about the Holodomor and Other Genocides"

Posted On: February 4th, 2025

Posted In: UJE Initiatives, The Holocaust in Ukraine, History, Outreach

On 21 January 2025, Paul Robert Magocsi, Chair of Ukrainian Studies at the University of Toronto and a Board Member of Ukrainian Jewish Encounter (UJE), spoke on the topic "Academic and school history of Ukraine:...

"It's our shared tragedy": Shaping Babyn Yar memory in Ukraine

Posted On: January 20th, 2025

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

Anton Drobovych, head of the Ukrainian Institute of National Memory, discusses how the memory of Babyn Yar is being shaped in Ukraine. Babyn Yar as a collective tragedy Yelyzaveta Tsarehradska: On 29 September, we commemorate...

"Jews must leave the city of Kharkiv"

Posted On: December 17th, 2024

Posted In: The Holocaust in Ukraine, History

"Jews must leave the city of Kharkiv," wrote a German soldier or officer on the back of this photo, and calmly proceeded to write with his ink pen. This photo can be dated even though...

Video: ASEEES Convention book discussion "Babyn Yar: History and Memory"

Posted On: December 17th, 2024

Posted In: UJE Initiatives, The Holocaust in Ukraine, History, Outreach

A roundtable discussion about the book Babyn Yar: History and Memory occurred on 21 November at the 2024 ASEEES Annual Convention in Boston. The roundtable members were Olga Kiyan of Harvard University, Norman Naimark of...

Video: Paul Robert Magocsi and Peter Johnsson discuss Babyn Yar at Sweden's Lund University

Posted On: November 26th, 2024

Posted In: Literature, The Holocaust in Ukraine, Culture, History

Paul Robert Magocsi, Chair of Ukrainian Studies at the University of Toronto and UJE Board Member, and Peter Johnsson, renowned Swedish journalist and historian who has written several books on Poland and Ukraine, discussed the...

"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, Ukrainians who saved Jews

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...

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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.

Olga Radchenko: "Jewish refugees had much higher chances to survive in the Soviet rear than in German-occupied territories"

Semion Goldin: "What seemed impossible after 1945 is now the new normal again"

Professor Paul Robert Magocsi speaks at the 16th All-Ukrainian Methodological Seminar for Educators, "New Ukrainian School: Teaching/Knowledge about the Holodomor and Other Genocides"

"It's our shared tragedy": Shaping Babyn Yar memory in Ukraine

"Jews must leave the city of Kharkiv"

Video: ASEEES Convention book discussion "Babyn Yar: History and Memory"

Video: Paul Robert Magocsi and Peter Johnsson discuss Babyn Yar at Sweden's Lund University

"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

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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A Journey Through the Ukrainian-Jewish Encounter

FROM ANTIQUITY TO 1914

All-Ukrainian Student's
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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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