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Searching for a cup of tea: Emigré experiences in Ivan Lysiak-Rudnytsky's diaries

Posted On: August 13th, 2026

Posted In: Literature, Ukrainian- Jewish Relations History, Sponsored Projects, Ukraina Moderna, Culture, History, Other Programs

Having just arrived in New York, historian Ivan Lysiak-Rudnytsky wrote in his diary for 17 July 1951, between descriptions of meetings and his search for work: "On the one hand, almost tropical, humid heat prevails,...

Centenary of Symon Petliura's assassination: A Ukrainian-Jewish look at the past and the future

Posted On: May 25th, 2026

Posted In: Jews on Ukrainian Lands, Ukrainian- Jewish Relations History, Ukrainian statehood and identity, History

One hundred years ago, on 25 May 1926, Symon Petliura, the leader of the Ukrainian Directory in exile, was shot dead on a street in Paris by Sholem Schwarzbard, a Jewish poet, anarchist, and watchmaker....

"Absolute misalliance" of the 19th century: the history of the Ukrainian-Jewish Rudnytsky family

Posted On: May 11th, 2026

Posted In: Did You Know?, Hromadske Radio, Ukrainian- Jewish Relations History, Sponsored Projects, Culture, History, Audio/Visual Media

The story of the mixed marriage of Ivan Rudnytsky and Ida Spiegel, who gave birth to the prominent figures Mykhailo Rudnytsky, Ivan Kedryn-Rudnytsky, Milena Rudnytska, Antin Rudnytsky, and Volodymyr Rudnytsky. Yelyzaveta Tsarehradska: Today’s guest of...

Ilya Epstein linked Ukraine, Israel, and the USA

Posted On: March 26th, 2026

Posted In: Jews on Ukrainian Lands, Did You Know?, Ukrainian- Jewish Relations History, Culture, History

How a Jewish boy from a Ukrainian town lost in the forests and swamps of the Chernihiv region became a friend of the US president and played a key role in the recognition of the...

History of the word "zhyd" in Ukraine: From widespread use to marginalization

Posted On: February 2nd, 2026

Posted In: Hromadske Radio, Ukrainian- Jewish Relations History, Sponsored Projects, Culture, History, Audio/Visual Media, Language

Serhiy Hirik, lecturer in Jewish studies at the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, discusses the history and marginalization of the word zhyd. Etymology of zhyd Yelyzaveta Tsarehradska: I have recently overheard a conversation in which Jews were constantly...

"Solomon's temple" near Kyiv: How a Jewish scholar developed Ukraine's agricultural industry

Posted On: January 29th, 2026

Posted In: Did You Know?, Jews on Ukrainian Lands, Ukrainian- Jewish Relations History, Culture, History

The Ukrainian Institute of National Memory recommends celebrating a number of famous people this year. Among them is Professor Solomon Frankfurt, an outstanding agrobiologist and economist. He was a statesman during the Ukrainian Revolution and...

Historical event: A monument to the victims of the Holodomor in Ukraine was unveiled for the first time in Israel

Posted On: December 4th, 2025

Posted In: Ukrainian- Jewish Relations History, History, Holodomor

Attending the solemn ceremony on 3 December 2025 were members of the Ukrainian government delegation, led by Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Taras Kachka, as well as representatives of the Jerusalem City Council, the Israeli...

New Books Network interview on the book "Jews and Ukrainians: A Millennium of Co-existence"

Posted On: June 23rd, 2025

Posted In: Jews on Ukrainian Lands, Ukrainian- Jewish Relations History, Sponsored Projects, Publications, History

Art Barbalat of New Books Network interviews Paul Robert Magocsi about the book Jews and Ukrainians: A Millennium of Co-Existence There is much that ordinary Ukrainians do not know about Jews and that ordinary Jews...

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, Ukraina Moderna, The Holocaust in Ukraine, 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...

Jews in the life and literary works of Hryhorii Skovoroda

Posted On: April 21st, 2025

Posted In: Jews on Ukrainian Lands, Hromadske Radio, Literature, Ukrainian- Jewish Relations History, Sponsored Projects, Culture, History, Audio/Visual Media

Professor Petro Kraliuk of the Ostroh Academy discusses Hryhorii Skovoroda's connections with Jews and Jewish culture. Skovoroda and Jewry Yelyzaveta Tsarehradska: Today, our guest in the studio is Professor Petro Kraliuk, сhairman of the Academic...

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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.

Searching for a cup of tea: Emigré experiences in Ivan Lysiak-Rudnytsky's diaries

Centenary of Symon Petliura's assassination: A Ukrainian-Jewish look at the past and the future

"Absolute misalliance" of the 19th century: the history of the Ukrainian-Jewish Rudnytsky family

Ilya Epstein linked Ukraine, Israel, and the USA

History of the word "zhyd" in Ukraine: From widespread use to marginalization

"Solomon's temple" near Kyiv: How a Jewish scholar developed Ukraine's agricultural industry

Historical event: A monument to the victims of the Holodomor in Ukraine was unveiled for the first time in Israel

New Books Network interview on the book "Jews and Ukrainians: A Millennium of Co-existence"

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

Jews in the life and literary works of Hryhorii Skovoroda

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
Drawing Competition
2021/2022

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

All-Ukrainian Student's
Drawing Competition
2021/2022