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UJE at BookForum 2021: Launch of an anthology of translations by the distinguished Israeli translator Viktor Radutsky (1937–2021)

Posted On: October 21st, 2021

Posted In: UJE Initiatives, Book Fairs/Festivals, Outreach

[Editor’s note: The theme of the 28th International BookForum, which took place in Lviv on 15–19 September 2021, was "The Game of Growing Up." The Canadian charitable non-profit organization Ukrainian Jewish Encounter held several important...

UJE at BookForum 2021: the winner of the "Encounter: The Ukrainian-Jewish Literary Prize™" is announced

Posted On: October 19th, 2021

Posted In: ‘Encounter’ Literary Prize, UJE Initiatives, Book Fairs/Festivals, Outreach

[Editor's note: The theme of the 28th International BookForum, which took place in Lviv on 15–19 September 2021, was "The Game of Growing Up." The Canadian charitable non-profit organization Ukrainian Jewish Encounter held several important...

Marko Robert Stech: Cultured nation knows the cultures of its minorities

Posted On: October 1st, 2021

Posted In: ‘Encounter’ Literary Prize, UJE Initiatives, Literature, Culture, Diverse Voices

[Editor's note: "Encounter: The Ukrainian-Jewish Literary Prize" ™ was inaugurated in 2020 with the goal of building on the common experiences of Ukrainians and Jews over the centuries, expressed in the written word. The prize...

Mykola Riabchuk: Our society is nearing normalcy

Posted On: September 30th, 2021

Posted In: ‘Encounter’ Literary Prize, UJE Initiatives, Literature, Culture

[Editor's note: "Encounter: The Ukrainian-Jewish Literary Prize" ™ was inaugurated in 2020 with the goal of building on the common experiences of Ukrainians and Jews over the centuries, expressed in the written word. The prize...

Liliana Hentosh: The national concept of history does not exist because there was no history

Posted On: September 28th, 2021

Posted In: ‘Encounter’ Literary Prize, UJE Initiatives, Culture, Diverse Voices

[Editor's note: "Encounter: The Ukrainian-Jewish Literary Prize" ™ was inaugurated in 2020 with the goal of building on the common experiences of Ukrainians and Jews over the centuries, expressed in the written word. The prize...

The Ukrainian-Jewish experience: Literature

Posted On: September 16th, 2021

Posted In: UJE Initiatives, Book Fairs/Festivals, Literature, Sponsored Projects, Audio/Visual Media, Culture, Kontakt TV, Outreach

Ukrainian Jewish Encounter (UJE) is a Canadian charitable non-profit organization founded in 2008 to strengthen and deepen relations between Ukrainians and Jews. Among our organization's many initiatives is the support of literary festivals, residences, publishing...

"The Anti-Imperial Choice: The Making of the Ukrainian Jew" wins the 2021 'Encounter' prize

Posted On: September 15th, 2021

Posted In: ‘Encounter’ Literary Prize, UJE Initiatives, Literature, Culture

Ukrainian Jewish Encounter (UJE), a Canadian charitable non-profit organization, and Ukraine's NGO "Publishers Forum" (Lviv, Ukraine) are pleased to announce that the Ukrainian-language translation of The Anti-Imperial Choice: The Making of the Ukrainian Jew by...

Meridian Czernowitz 2021: Israeli poetry

Posted On: September 9th, 2021

Posted In: UJE Initiatives, Book Fairs/Festivals, Literature, Culture, Outreach

Ukrainian Jewish Encounter is a long-standing sponsor of the Meridian Czernowitz International Poetry Festival, which took place this year on 3–5 September 2021. This year’s festival was held in a "live" format, as well as...

Shortlist for the 2021 "Encounter" literary prize announced

Posted On: August 17th, 2021

Posted In: ‘Encounter’ Literary Prize, UJE Initiatives

The Ukrainian Jewish Encounter, a Canadian charitable non-profit organization, and Ukraine’s NGO “Publishers Forum” (Lviv, Ukraine) are pleased to announce the shortlist for the 2021 “Encounter: The Ukrainian-Jewish Literary Prize” ™, which this year is...

Video: Memory Politics: Historical issues and modern Jewish-Ukrainian relations

Posted On: June 25th, 2021

Posted In: UJE Initiatives, Ukrainian- Jewish Relations History, Symposia, History

This 24 June 2021 discussion was devoted to “Memory Politics: Historical issues and modern Jewish-Ukrainian relations” with the participation of Wendy Lower, John K. Roth Chair at Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, California and the...

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