We will have to live in wartime conditions until Russia disintegrates and democratic states emerge on our borders — Josef Zissels

Posted In: Hromadske Radio, Sponsored Projects, Ukrainian statehood and identity, Audio/Visual Media, Diverse Voices

How is our identity changing during the full-scale war with Russia, and how is this identity changing in Ukraine's ethnic communities? Chernivtsi recently hosted the annual festival Meridian Czernowitz, whose co-founder and constant guest is...

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Boris Khersonskiy: Ukrainians and Jews are two peoples who have experienced historical traumas of destruction

Posted In: Hromadske Radio, Agnon Literary Centre, Literature, Sponsored Projects, Culture, Audio/Visual Media, Other Programs

[Editor's note: Each year, UJE offers literature to read during the holiday season. Despite Russia's genocidal war against Ukraine, we continue this tradition. Ukrainian literature and culture persevere in the face of extreme difficulties. Over...

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Genocide and crimes against humanity: How Lviv influenced international law and the emergence of these terms

Posted In: Jews on Ukrainian Lands, Hromadske Radio, Sponsored Projects, History, Audio/Visual Media

Today's episode of Encounters features a conversation about the lawyers Hersch Lauterpacht, who coined the term "crimes against humanity," and Raphael Lemkin, the author of the term "genocide." Today, these two lawyers' discoveries and developments...

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The post-independence period should have benefited Ukrainian culture, but even functioning institutions have been ravaged — Oksana Boiko (pt. 2)

Posted In: Jews on Ukrainian Lands, Hromadske Radio, Sponsored Projects, Culture, History, Audio/Visual Media, Ethnography, Religion

[Editor's note: Russia's unprovoked and criminal war against Ukraine suspended the regular work of many organizations, reorienting their efforts. So it is with the Ukrainian Jewish Encounter. In the coming weeks, we will run interviews...

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How and when did the first synagogues appear in Ukraine, and why is this an important aspect of Ukrainian history (Pt. 1)

Posted In: Jews on Ukrainian Lands, Hromadske Radio, Sponsored Projects, Culture, Audio/Visual Media, History, Ethnography, Religion

[Editor's note: Russia's unprovoked and criminal war against Ukraine suspended the regular work of many organizations, reorienting their efforts. So it is with the Ukrainian Jewish Encounter. In the coming weeks, we will run interviews...

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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.

As Ukraine defends its very existence against Russia, the Ukrainian Jewish Encounter Timeline serves to counter the malicious and false narratives about Ukraine and its history. The Timeline demonstrates that Ukraine is home to diverse peoples and, for centuries, one of the world’s oldest and largest Jewish communities.

Since its launch in September 2022, the UJE Timeline has earned international recognition by winning eight international awards:

Web Excellence Awards:

  • Excellence — Website Non-profit (2023)

w3 Awards:

  • Silver — Website Non-profit (2023)
  • Silver — Website Best Structure and Navigation (2023)
  • Silver— Website Best Visual Appeal and Aesthetics (2023)

Anthem Awards:

  • Bronze — Website Digital and Innovative Experiences (2024)

Communicator Awards:

  • Gold — Website Non-Profit (2024)
  • Silver — Website Structure and Navigation (2024)
  • Silver — Website Visual Appeal and Aesthetics (2024).

 

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."

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A Journey Through the Ukrainian-Jewish Encounter

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.

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