A remarkable exhibit at the Lviv Historical Museum explores the relationship between two of the peoples at the heart of this land. “A Journey Through the Ukrainian-Jewish Encounter: From Antiquity to 1939” focuses on the...
Limmud FSU, an educational festival that advances the cultural identity and heritage of Russian- and Ukrainian-speaking Jews, convened in Jerusalem 20-22 December 2018 and drew over one thousand attendants. The Canadian philanthropic foundation Ukrainian Jewish...
The award-winning book A Journey Through the Ukrainian-Jewish Encounter: From Antiquity to 1914 received high praise from scholars and the public at two recent presentations in Lviv, Ukraine. Ukrainian historians Igor Shchupak, at the Limmud...
The Ukrainian-Jewish Encounter had a high-profile presence at the triennial Festival of Ukrainian Museums, which took place at the Dnipro National Historical Museum 18-24 September 2018. UJE’s participation included a lively roundtable discussion, animated by...
[Editor’s note: A Journey Through the Ukrainian-Jewish Encounter: From Antiquity to 1914, the museum catalogue discussed below, debuted in Canada 15 September 2018 at the Toronto Ukrainian Festival and will debut in Ukraine on 20...
In this episode of Ukrainian Jewish Heritage, UJE Co-Director Alti Rodal discusses a new exhibit catalogue, their upcoming ROM exhibit and museum developments in Ukraine. (Part 1 of a 2-part interview.) [Editor’s note: A Journey...
UJE Co-director Alti Rodal introducing, UJE’s travelling exhibit "A Journey through the Ukrainian-Jewish Encounter: From Antiquity to 1914" in Edmonton.
UJE’s (Ukrainian Jewish Encounter) exhibition “A Journey through the Ukrainian-Jewish Encounter: From Antiquity to 1914” launched in Toronto yesterday, July 8, at St. Vladimir Institute and will run till July 19. The exhibition explores the...
An eclectic group of dignitaries, academics and interested individuals gathered on August 4 at the St. John’s Institute in Edmonton for the opening reception of A Journey through the Ukrainian-Jewish Encounter: From Antiquity to 1914,...
Fragrant verenike, delicate swirls of lox on cream cheese, ice cold vodka and the vibrant, live Ukrainian-Jewish music of Eric Stein of Ashkenaz and Jonno Lightstone on clarinet. This was the entrée to an extraordinary...
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.
Since its launch in September 2022, the UJE Timeline has earned international recognition by winning eight international awards:
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."
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.
