Ukrainian Jewish Encounter (UJE) is a Canadian philanthropic organization that has been working since 2008 to strengthen relations between our two peoples. This year marks the sixth time we are presenting our organization’s initiatives and…
On the eve of Holocaust Memorial Day, the Ukrainian Institute London held an important and timely panel discussion on how the Holocaust is remembered in Ukraine, in partnership with the Jewish Museum London and supported…
Between 1939 and 1945, over a million Jews were murdered in the “Holocaust by Bullets” in Ukraine. During this period, three occupations swept the country: Soviet, Nazi and Soviet again, leading to between 8 and…
The international seminar “When the Word Kills or Saves: Church Leaders, Intellectual Authorities, and the Press during the Holocaust and the Holodomor” was held in the Israeli city of Acre in November 2019. For the…
JERUSALEM – The Valley of the Communities at Yad Vashem, Israel’s official Holocaust memorial, is perched high atop Mount Herzl, surrounded by pine trees and silence. On this particular day, an evening breeze has cooled…
“With this film I want to break the silence in Israel on the Holodomor,” said Israeli actor, director, and producer Dim Amor in an interview with the Ukrainian Jewish Encounter. The film is being shot…
The historian Iryna Sklokina discusses the unofficial memory of the Holocaust during Soviet times, the search for unknown heroes, and the struggle to establish monuments. Today we will be talking about a lecture that took…
Today we’ll be speaking with Julia Korsunsky, whose story we first heard on Nash Holos last year. Julia is the Executive Director of RememberUs.org, a non-profit organization based in Massachusetts. Her organization is involved in…
The history behind the creation of various projects to memorialize Babyn Yar is recounted by Josef Zissels, a former dissident and the current co-president of the Association of Jewish Organizations and Communities, the VAAD of…
The Ukrainian Jewish Encounter is a supporter of the program “Jews and Ukrainians: Re-Assessing the Past and Looking Into the Future” at the Ukrainian Institute London, U.K. The following is a review of a panel…
