Ukrainians and Jews have lived side-by-side on the territory of modern-day Ukraine for nearly two millennia. Separately and together, they weaved a tapestry that has left an indelible mark on Ukraine’s cultural, linguistic and historical…
The Ukrainian Jewish Encounter and the NGO “Publishers Forum” (Lviv, Ukraine) are pleased to announce that non-fiction submissions will be judged in the 2021 ‘Encounter: The Ukrainian-Jewish Literary Prize’ ™. Guidelines will be announced mid-January…
UJE was launched in 2008 with the goal of strengthening mutual comprehension and solidarity between Ukrainians and Jews, two peoples who have lived on the territory of modern-day Ukraine for over a millennium. Among UJE’s…
[Editor’s note: “Our stories are incomplete without each other” is the slogan of Ukrainian Jewish Encounter, which, with the support of the Lviv, Ukraine-based “Publisher’s Forum” is sponsor of “Encounter: The Ukrainian-Jewish Literary Prize” ™.]…
A memorial concert dedicated to the 75th anniversary of Babyn Yar was held at the Kyiv Opera House on 26 September 2016. Engaging artists from all over the world, the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra performed Max Bruch’s…
[Editor’s note: This interview aired on Ukraine’s Hromadske Radio before Eternal Calendar by Vasyl Makhno was named winner of “Encounter: The Ukrainian-Jewish Literary Prize”™ on 16 September 2020 at the 27th Lviv International BookForum. The…
Ukrainian Jewish Encounter (UJE), a Canadian charitable non-profit organization, and Ukraine’s NGO “Publishers Forum” (Lviv, Ukraine) are pleased to announce that Eternal Calendar (Vichnyi calendar) by Vasyl Makhno, published by Ukraine’s “The Old Lion Publishing…
The “Encounter: the Ukrainian-Jewish Literary Prize”™ is awarded every year for the most important work of fiction and non-fiction (in alternate years), which promotes Ukrainian-Jewish understanding by helping to strengthen Ukraine’s position as a multiethnic…
Ivan Franko (1856-1916) is considered one of the founding fathers of modern Ukrainian literature. Yet his attitude towards Jews was often ambivalent in his literary and journalistic works. The panel discussion “Ukrainians and Jews in…
In the summer of 2020, the Kyiv-based publishing house Dukh i Litera issued the proceedings of the Fifth International Commemorative Conference of Yiddish Language and Culture. This important academic forum, which was held in August 2018 at…
