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Our people on their currency: Eight natives of Ukraine depicted on Israeli banknotes

Posted On: March 11th, 2019

Posted In: Did You Know?, Sponsored Projects, Culture, Istorychna Pravda, Other Programs

The State of Israel was created and built by Jewish settlers who came mainly from Eastern Europe. Among them were quite a few natives of Ukraine, especially from central (Dnipro) Ukraine, which was part of…

The Ukrainian-born French writer Irène Némirovsky

Posted On: February 18th, 2019

Posted In: Literature, Sponsored Projects, Culture, Istorychna Pravda, Other Programs, Cinema

[Editor’s note: Irene Nemirovsky joins Aharon Appelfeld and Amos Oz as a writer with deep ties to Ukraine, but who is still largely unknown by the country’s citizens. 24 February 2019 marks the 116th anniversary…

The Jewish question in Austrian Galicia: assimilation, anti-Semitism, and attempts at coexistence

Posted On: January 24th, 2019

Posted In: Jews on Ukrainian Lands, Sponsored Projects, Istorychna Pravda, Other Programs, History

Ukrainians and Poles in those days [late nineteenth century—Ed.] lived “together and apart” at one and the same time. They were divided by ethnic, religious, social, and other barriers. There was also this: Ruthenian [Ukrainian]…

Partners discuss two UJE-supported special media projects

Posted On: December 7th, 2018

Posted In: Book Fairs/Festivals, The Odessa Review, Sponsored Projects, Istorychna Pravda, Other Programs, Outreach

Ukrainian Jewish Encounter proudly supports two on-going media projects – Hromadske Radio’s Zustrichi program in Ukraine and Ukrainian Jewish Heritage that airs on Canada’s Nash Holos Ukrainian Roots Radio. In an effort to broaden the…