On 16–17 May, the 14th VinBookFest was held in Vinnytsia as part of the European Weekend, bringing together writers, publishers, artists, and book lovers from across Ukraine. This year, the participants included some 80 writers,...
Soma Morgenstern (1890–1976) was a writer, playwright, journalist, and music critic who survived two world wars and experienced the loss of loved ones, a long separation from his wife and son, and cultural exile. He...
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...
For all the advantages of the dramatic plot and talented acting in this American series, one cannot fail to note the gross distortions of historical truth in scenes depicting the Jewish pogrom in Lviv that...
UJE participated in the 14th International Book Arsenal Festival, held on 28–31 May 2026 at the Old Arsenal of the Pechersk Fortress on Lavrska Street in Kyiv. Book Arsenal is a grand international intellectual event...
On 12 June, representatives of the U.S. Embassy and the U.S. Department of State visited the Ukrainian office of the Ukrainian Jewish Encounter. The delegation included Matthew Bikoff, Cultural Coordinator, U.S. Department of State, Bureau...
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...
Raphael Lemkin was a lawyer of Jewish origin, a graduate of Lviv University, the author of the concept of genocide, and the initiator of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of...
On 30 May 2026, the public discussion "Ukrainian-Jewish Cultural Interactions During the Great War," supported by UJE, was held as part of the Book Arsenal festival in Kyiv. The discussion was moderated by Vitaly Chernoivanenko,...
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...
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.
