Yohanan Petrovsky-Shtern, who is a member of Ukrainian Jewish Encounter’s Academic Council, recently discussed two books he authored. Below are a transcript of his interview with Hromadske Radio about his book “Jews and Ukrainians: A...
Editor’s note: In 21-23 November 1918, an estimated 52-150 Jews were killed in a pogrom in Lviv during the Polish-Ukrainian War that followed World War One. In honor of the 100 year-anniversary of this horrific...
The French writer, historian, journalist, and translator Galia Ackerman, who is also the director of the European Forum for Ukraine, discusses stereotypes of Ukrainian antisemitism, the conflict of memories, and other challenges. Iryna Slavinska: Stereotypes...
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...
One special feature of the 2018 Salon [du livre de Paris] was that it included a rather spacious Ukrainian stand and a packed program of events. Among the discussions that took place were conversations about...
“The personal responsibility of concrete individuals, rather than peoples or nations that they represent”: the historian Oleksandr Pahiria talked about the concept and location of the exhibit ”Lviv ’43: City of (Non)Memory,” which recently concluded...
We are speaking with the president of the Ukrainian Association for Jewish Studies about the multidisciplinary research being done at young Ukrainian universities. Andriy Kobalia: In Ukraine today Jewish Studies, that is, Judaica, are offered...
We are talking with the historian Viktor Husiev about Zionist parties in Soviet Ukraine during the 1920s. The founder of Zionism, the Jewish movement for the creation of a state in the historical fatherland of...
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...
[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...
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.
Since its launch in September 2022, the UJE Timeline has earned international recognition by winning eight international awards:
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."
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.
