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Dr. Igor Shchupak lecture in Toronto casts new light on Ukrainian-Jewish relations

Posted On: October 20th, 2018

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

“They saved other people’s children risking their own” was the title of the lecture delivered by Dr. Igor Shchupak, Director of the “Tkuma” Ukrainian Institute for Holocaust Studies in Dnipro, Ukraine, that was attended by…

The Honorable Ronald S. Lauder receives Sheptytsky Award at ceremony in New York

Posted On: October 2nd, 2018

Posted In: UJE Initiatives, Sheptytsky Award

The Honorable Ronald S. Lauder, philanthropist, activist and president of the World Jewish Congress received the Metropolitan Andrei Sheptytsky Award for 2018 at a ceremony at New York’s Ukrainian Institute of America on 27 September….

Ronald Lauder awarded Andrei Sheptytsky Medal by Ukrainian-Jewish organizations

Source: Tablet Magazine

Posted On: October 1st, 2018

Posted In: UJE Initiatives, Sheptytsky Award

For the past week, as the annual United Nations General Assembly filled New York with visiting heads of state and foreign ministers, driving or walking through large swaths of the Upper East Side has become next to impossible.

The Honorable Ronald S. Lauder to receive Sheptytsky Award

Posted On: September 25th, 2018

Posted In: UJE Initiatives, Sheptytsky Award

The Honorable Ronald S. Lauder, philanthropist, activist and president of the World Jewish Congress, is to receive the Metropolitan Andrei Sheptytsky Award for 2018. The award, conferred by the Jewish Confederation of Ukraine and the…

Anti-Semitism in Ukraine: Myth versus Reality

Posted On: September 22nd, 2018

Posted In: UJE Initiatives, Symposia, Diverse Voices

An insightful discussion, sponsored by UJE, took place in Kyiv at the YES Annual Meeting on the topic “Antisemitism in Ukraine: Russian Disinformation and On-the-Ground Reality” on 14 September 2018. Participants spoke on a wide…

UJE cultural pavilion shines at 2018 Toronto Ukrainian Festival

Posted On: September 22nd, 2018

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

The 22nd Annual Toronto Ukrainian Festival, the largest Ukrainian festival in North America, this year welcomed the Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minster of Canada, who along with other senior government officials, met with UJE…

Interview with Alti Rodal, Co-Director of UJE. (Part 2 of 2)

Posted On: September 18th, 2018

Posted In: A Journey through the Ukrainian-Jewish Encounter, Nash Holos, Sponsored Projects, Audio/Visual Media, Exhibits

[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…

Interview with Alti Rodal, Co-Director of UJE. (Part 1 of 2)

Posted On: September 17th, 2018

Posted In: UJE Initiatives, A Journey through the Ukrainian-Jewish Encounter, Nash Holos, Sponsored Projects, Audio/Visual Media, Exhibits

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…

New UJE museum catalogue to debut in Canada at Toronto Ukrainian Festival

Posted On: September 13th, 2018

Posted In: UJE Initiatives, A Journey through the Ukrainian-Jewish Encounter, Exhibits

UJE’s traveling exhibit A Journey Through the Ukrainian-Jewish Encounter: From Antiquity to 1914 visited four major Canadian cities in 2015, winning wide acceptance and praise from both Ukrainian and Jewish communities and general audiences. Now,…

The revival of Hebrew from scratch, or lessons for Ukrainians and the Ukrainian language

Posted On: August 29th, 2018

Posted In: UJE Initiatives, Israel’s Experience of Nation-Building: Lessons for Ukraine

A hundred and fifty years ago a handful of Jewish enthusiasts from various European countries devised what appeared to be an unrealizable task: to restore the Jewish state almost 2,000 years after it disappeared from…

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