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  • Dave Tarras, the Ukrainian-born man who became known as “the Benny Goodman of klezmer”

    Posted On: November 12th, 2018
    Posted In: Nash Holos, Sponsored Projects, Audio/Visual Media, Culture, Music

    Dave Tarras: The King of Klezmer by Yale Strom chronicles the life and work of a Ukrainian-born man who became known as “The Benny Goodman of Klezmer.” He was the individual most responsible for the…

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    Compelling book describes heartbreaking difficulties of mass migration of Eastern European Jews

    Posted On: October 8th, 2018
    Posted In: Literature, Nash Holos, Sponsored Projects, Audio/Visual Media

    Who closes the door? And who can open it? Who escapes? And who doesn’t? A compelling book entitled The Great Departure: Mass Migration from Eastern Europe and the Making of the Free World by Tara…

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    Interview with Alti Rodal, Co-Director of UJE. (Part 2 of 2)

    Posted On: September 18th, 2018
    Posted In: A Journey through the Ukrainian-Jewish Encounter, Nash Holos, Sponsored Projects, Audio/Visual Media, Exhibits

    [Editor’s note: A Journey Through the Ukrainian-Jewish Encounter: From Antiquity to 1914, the museum catalogue discussed below, debuted in Canada 15 September 2018 at  the Toronto Ukrainian Festival and will debut in Ukraine on 20…

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    Interview with Alti Rodal, Co-Director of UJE. (Part 1 of 2)

    Posted On: September 17th, 2018
    Posted In: UJE Initiatives, A Journey through the Ukrainian-Jewish Encounter, Nash Holos, Sponsored Projects, Audio/Visual Media, Exhibits

    In this episode of Ukrainian Jewish Heritage, UJE Co-Director Alti Rodal discusses a new exhibit catalogue, their upcoming ROM exhibit and museum developments in Ukraine. (Part 1 of a 2-part interview.) [Editor’s note: A Journey…

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    Historian discusses how museums can tackle difficult issues of history

    Posted On: August 31st, 2018
    Posted In: Nash Holos, Sponsored Projects, Audio/Visual Media, Culture, Visual Arts

    History, trauma, and the museum space. Museums can offer many faces to the world. From dusty collections of artefacts to dramatic arenas outlining—or avoiding—compelling national or cultural narratives. A recent lecture sponsored by the Center…

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    Poetry festival celebrates the historical memory and literary legacy of Chernivtsi, Ukraine

    Posted On: June 22nd, 2018
    Posted In: Literature, Nash Holos, Sponsored Projects, Audio/Visual Media, Culture

    Poetry in a time of war. Such is the headline by the German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, or FAZ, in its recent reporting on the dynamic annual poetry festival Meridian Czernowitz, held earlier in September…

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    Exploring the legacy of the Holocaust in Ukraine

    Posted On: May 14th, 2018
    Posted In: Commentary, Literature, Nash Holos, Sponsored Projects, Audio/Visual Media, Culture, The Holocaust in Ukraine, History, Commentary and Analysis

    Guilt, justice, and family ties. These dramatic themes are recalled today due to the recent publication of the Ukrainian-language edition of East-West Street by Phillip Sands, a book presented by the author at the 2017…

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    Nash Holos: Marla Raucher Osborn on her Rohatyn restoration project. (Part 2)

    Posted On: March 2nd, 2018
    Posted In: Jews on Ukrainian Lands, Nash Holos, Sponsored Projects, Audio/Visual Media, History

    In the last episode of Ukrainian Jewish Heritage, we spoke with Marla Raucher Osborn, who discovered her Jewish roots a few years ago in the western Ukrainian city of Rohatyn. Shortly thereafter, she and her…

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    Nash Holos: Marla Raucher Osborn talks about her Rohatyn restoration project. (Part 1)

    Posted On: February 15th, 2018
    Posted In: Jews on Ukrainian Lands, Nash Holos, Sponsored Projects, Audio/Visual Media, History

    A few years ago, Marla Raucher Osborn discovered her Jewish roots in the western Ukrainian city of Rohatyn. She and her husband have since left their home in California and relocated to Lviv, in western…

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    Proposed Jewish Museum in Ukraine drawing inspiration from Poland

    Posted On: February 2nd, 2018
    Posted In: Nash Holos, Sponsored Projects, Audio/Visual Media, Culture

    How do you tell a story? Museums are essential places where stories about nations and cultures are told. But they are also places where the story may not fully told. Or the story may need…

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