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Milena Rudnytska: a feminist and philosopher who stood up for Ukrainians' rights

Posted On: June 4th, 2026

Posted In: Did You Know?, Hromadske Radio, Sponsored Projects, Culture, Audio/Visual Media

Veronika Puhach, a feminist researcher and project coordinator at Amnesty International Ukraine, discusses how Milena Rudnytska, a renowned political and public figure with a Jewish background, fought for national and women's rights. The variety of...

"The Ukrainian-Jewish Encounter: Cultural Dimensions": Part 5.3

Posted On: June 3rd, 2026

Posted In: eBook: "The Ukrainian-Jewish Encounter: Cultural Dimensions", Sponsored Projects, Publications

The Ukrainian Jewish Encounter was founded in 2008 with the goal of building stronger relations between Ukrainians and Jews, two peoples who, for centuries, lived side by side on the territory of what is modern-day...

History that has failed us

Posted On: June 1st, 2026

Posted In: Sponsored Projects, Ukraina Moderna, Diverse Voices, Other Programs

Vladyslava Moskalets One of the most famous researchers I would have liked to talk to during the war is the French historian Marc Bloch, a founding member of the Annales School and someone who knew...

UJE at the Book Country festival in Kyiv

Posted On: May 28th, 2026

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

One of the reasons for Ukraine's flourishing book culture is its society's strong desire to learn about and understand its own history. Book festivals have become special places of power, where each stand represents a...

"The Ukrainian-Jewish Encounter: Cultural Dimensions": Part 5.2

Posted On: May 26th, 2026

Posted In: eBook: "The Ukrainian-Jewish Encounter: Cultural Dimensions", Publications

International jury announced for the 2026 Encounter prize

Posted On: May 25th, 2026

Posted In: UJE Initiatives, Encounter: The Ukrainian-Jewish Literary Prize

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...

Centenary of Symon Petliura's assassination: A Ukrainian-Jewish look at the past and the future

Posted On: May 25th, 2026

Posted In: Jews on Ukrainian Lands, Ukrainian- Jewish Relations History, Ukrainian statehood and identity, History

One hundred years ago, on 25 May 1926, Symon Petliura, the leader of the Ukrainian Directory in exile, was shot dead on a street in Paris by Sholem Schwarzbard, a Jewish poet, anarchist, and watchmaker....

"The Ukrainian-Jewish Encounter: Cultural Dimensions": Part 5.1

Posted On: May 20th, 2026

Posted In: eBook: "The Ukrainian-Jewish Encounter: Cultural Dimensions", Sponsored Projects, Publications

"Centuries of Presence" compiled by Khrystyna Semeryn: Understanding your Jewish neighbor's pain

Posted On: May 18th, 2026

Posted In: UJE Initiatives, Encounter: The Ukrainian-Jewish Literary Prize, Literature, Culture

Khrystyna Semeryn is a researcher, independent journalist, essayist, and gender expert. She is a member of the Ukrainian Association for Jewish Studies. Before her current position at Aalto University in Finland, she had done research...

"The Ukrainian-Jewish Encounter: Cultural Dimensions": Part 4.4

Posted On: May 13th, 2026

Posted In: eBook: "The Ukrainian-Jewish Encounter: Cultural Dimensions", Sponsored Projects, Publications

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Ukrainian Jewish Encounter Timeline wins international recognition while countering Russian propaganda

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.

Encounter: The Ukrainian-Jewish Literary Prize

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."

FROM ANTIQUITY TO 1914

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.

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Milena Rudnytska: a feminist and philosopher who stood up for Ukrainians' rights

"The Ukrainian-Jewish Encounter: Cultural Dimensions": Part 5.3

History that has failed us

UJE at the Book Country festival in Kyiv

"The Ukrainian-Jewish Encounter: Cultural Dimensions": Part 5.2

International jury announced for the 2026 Encounter prize

Centenary of Symon Petliura's assassination: A Ukrainian-Jewish look at the past and the future

"The Ukrainian-Jewish Encounter: Cultural Dimensions": Part 5.1

"Centuries of Presence" compiled by Khrystyna Semeryn: Understanding your Jewish neighbor's pain

"The Ukrainian-Jewish Encounter: Cultural Dimensions": Part 4.4

Ukrainian Jewish Encounter Timeline wins international recognition while countering Russian propaganda

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Encounter: The Ukrainian-Jewish Literary Prize

Download the complete 168-page book

A Journey Through the Ukrainian-Jewish Encounter

FROM ANTIQUITY TO 1914

All-Ukrainian Student's
Drawing Competition
2021/2022

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Ukrainian Jewish Encounter Timeline wins international recognition while countering Russian propaganda

Web Excellence Awards:

w3 Awards:

Anthem Awards:

Communicator Awards:

Encounter: The Ukrainian-Jewish Literary Prize

Download the complete 168-page book

A Journey Through the Ukrainian-Jewish Encounter

FROM ANTIQUITY TO 1914

All-Ukrainian Student's Drawing Competition 2021/2022

All-Ukrainian Student's
Drawing Competition
2021/2022