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Jews' 60-year-long quest to have Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky recognized as Righteous Among the Nations

Posted On: March 18th, 2025

Posted In: History, Ukrainians who saved Jews, Metropolitan Andrei Sheptytsky

We continue our publications dedicated to the Ukrainian Righteous Among the Nations. After Holocaust Remembrance Day, we think of Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky, a well-known Ukrainian who is recognized as the rescuer of Jews in the...

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, Ukrainians who saved Jews, 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...

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, Ukrainians who saved Jews

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...

Righteous Among the Nations Kateryna Sheremeta: "Ukrainians who refused to join collective farms were deported by the Soviets"

Posted On: June 13th, 2024

Posted In: The Holocaust in Ukraine, Ukrainians who saved Jews, History

On 14 May, Ukraine celebrated the Day of Remembrance of Ukrainians who rescued Jews in World War II. The state honors the Righteous Among the Nations recognized by Israel and Yad Vashem, as well as...

Righteous Vasyl Nazarenko speaks on WWII and the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war

Posted On: April 18th, 2024

Posted In: The Holocaust in Ukraine, History, Ukrainians who saved Jews

We continue our series of publications about the Ukrainian Righteous Among the Nations. Most of the 2,700 Ukrainian Righteous recognized by Yad Vashem have passed away, and only four are still with us. Three of...

The power of life: artists from the families of the Ukrainian Righteous Among the Nations

Posted On: March 20th, 2024

Posted In: Ukrainian- Jewish Relations History, Culture, The Holocaust in Ukraine, Visual Arts, Ukrainians who saved Jews

Marharyta Ormotsadze The Ukrainian Jewish Encounter continues to tell about the Ukrainian Righteous Among the Nations, people who saved Jews during the Shoah (Holocaust). This time, we have collected the stories of artists among the...

Righteous Among the Nations from western Ukraine: those who overcame evil

Posted On: December 19th, 2023

Posted In: The Holocaust in Ukraine, History, Ukrainians who saved Jews

We continue our series of articles dedicated to the Ukrainian Righteous Among the Nations living in the cities affected by Russian aggression. Today, western Ukraine has become a place of refuge for several million people...

Righteous Among the Nations. Who are they?

Posted On: December 6th, 2023

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

Volodymyr Muzychenko, a public figure, regional ethnographer, and author of the book Jewish Volodymyr, speaks about the stories of Ukrainians who rescued Jews during World War II. Volodymyr Muzychenko heads the Jewish community of Volodymyr...

Righteous Among the Nations from Vinnytsia Oblast

Posted On: July 10th, 2023

Posted In: The Holocaust in Ukraine, History, Ukrainians who saved Jews

May 14 is Remembrance Day for Ukrainians who rescued Jews during the Holocaust. The Ukrainian Jewish Encounter (UJE) continues to publish articles on the Ukrainian Righteous Among the Nations from cities affected by Russian aggression,...

The Ukrainian Righteous Among the Nations are braving the war but need help

Posted On: March 2nd, 2023

Posted In: The Holocaust in Ukraine, History, Ukrainians who saved Jews

More than 40 families of the Ukrainian Righteous Among the Nations refused to leave the territory of Ukraine during the war. From 24 February 2022, when the Russian Federation began bombing all of Ukraine, several...

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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.

Jews' 60-year-long quest to have Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky recognized as Righteous Among the Nations

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

How families of the Righteous survive in war-torn Kyiv

Righteous Among the Nations Kateryna Sheremeta: "Ukrainians who refused to join collective farms were deported by the Soviets"

Righteous Vasyl Nazarenko speaks on WWII and the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war

The power of life: artists from the families of the Ukrainian Righteous Among the Nations

Righteous Among the Nations from western Ukraine: those who overcame evil

Righteous Among the Nations. Who are they?

Righteous Among the Nations from Vinnytsia Oblast

The Ukrainian Righteous Among the Nations are braving the war but need help

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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