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How the Soviet Union suppressed The Holocaust to fight “Nationalism”

Posted On: February 12th, 2018

Posted In: The Odessa Review, Sponsored Projects, The Holocaust in Ukraine, Other Programs, History

The Soviet authorities didn’t want their own historical narrative to face competition. That meant obliterating memory, rebuilding historical narratives, and suppressing literature. This essay by Ola Hnatiuk appeared in the October/November 2017 issue of The…

Vitaly Chernoivanenko on Jewish Studies in Ukraine

Posted On: February 8th, 2018

Posted In: The Odessa Review, Sponsored Projects, Other Programs

Vitaly Chernoivanenko is an associate professor at the Department of History at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy and co-director of the M.A. program in Jewish Studies at NaUKMA. He is also the president of…

From conflict to cooperation: Ukrainian-Jewish relations’ bumpy path

Posted On: January 31st, 2018

Posted In: The Odessa Review, Ukrainian- Jewish Relations History, Sponsored Projects, Other Programs, History

For much of the history of Ukraine, it was difficult to speak of anything akin to Ukrainian-Jewish relations. Jewish assimilation into the broader Ukrainian society was always a complex issue, but myriad connections and positive…

Germans must remember the truth about Ukraine — for their own sake

Posted On: January 29th, 2018

Posted In: The Odessa Review, Sponsored Projects, The Holocaust in Ukraine, Other Programs, History

This is a transcript of a speech delivered by historian Timothy Snyder of Yale University at a conference on Germany’s Historical Responsibility towards Ukraine held in the German Bundestag, on 20 June 2017. The event…

A short history of Jewish political parties in Ukraine

Posted On: January 15th, 2018

Posted In: Jews on Ukrainian Lands, The Odessa Review, Other Programs, History

Jewish political parties in Ukraine were partisan, ideological, fragmented, and ultimately crushed. But they left an indelible mark on Jewish history. This essay by the Ukrainian historian Serhiy Hirik originally appeared in the October/November 2017…

Two views on Ukrainian-Jewish relations: Franko and Jabotinsky

Posted On: December 22nd, 2017

Posted In: The Odessa Review, Literature, Sponsored Projects, Culture, Other Programs

Both men hailed from the territory of modern Ukraine. Both were influential journalists, writers, and thinkers during their lifetimes. Both remained inspiring figures for generations to come. But they were different in one distinct way….

Limmud: Leading a Jewish revival in the former USSR

Posted On: December 20th, 2017

Posted In: UJE Initiatives, The Odessa Review, Limmud FSU, Outreach

The Jewish educational charity Limmud first saw the light of day 37 years ago in the United Kingdom. Since then, it has grown into a phenomenon and revitalized Jewish learning and culture on four continents…

The Odessa Review on “Jews and Ukrainians: A Millennium of Co-Existence”

Posted On: December 13th, 2017

Posted In: Publications, The Odessa Review, Sponsored Projects

The newly published volume “Jews and Ukrainians: A Millennium of Co-Existence”, authored by the historians Paul Robert Magocsi and Yohanan Petrovsky-Shtern is a prodigious coffee table book dedicated to exploring the common experiences shared by Ukrainians…

Odessa Review reflects on Ukrainian-Jewish relations past and present

Posted On: November 22nd, 2017

Posted In: The Odessa Review, Nash Holos, Sponsored Projects, Audio/Visual Media

Perhaps some listeners fall into the same serendipitous mood I do when reading a book, or any collection of texts. Perhaps you start from the end. Or the middle. After all, every story has a…