Born in 1960 in Chernivtsi, Naomi Ben-Ami is one of the most important Israeli diplomats of our time. Her parents come from the Moldovan cities of Bălți and Briceni. She grew up in Chernivtsi and...
The Encounters program features a discussion about Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls with Vitaly Chernoivanenko, president of the Ukrainian Association for Jewish Studies. Yelyzaveta Tsarehradska: What is Qumran? What are the Dead Sea Scrolls?...
How Germany contributes to preserving Ukraine's Jewish heritage "I am impressed by the level of involvement of German specialists in our project to preserve Ukraine's Jewish heritage," said Yevhen Kotlyar, a professor at the Kharkiv...
During my recent official visit to Israel, I was asked a question that many of my counterparts abroad also raise: What are the main reasons for Czechia’s unwavering support for Israel? For a Czech diplomat,...
On 26 October, Kyiv hosted a roundtable discussion titled "Latest Studies on Ukrainian-Jewish Relations," organized by UJE with the support of the Ukrainian House and held as part of the Foundation Book Festival. The participants...
Editor’s note: On 5 October 2025, Vitaly Portnikov, the renowned Ukrainian journalist and analyst, and Maria Hurska, creator and head of the Ukrainian TV channel Slawa in Warsaw, participated in a widely acclaimed discussion at...
On 31 October 2025, the library of the Shevchenko National Reserve hosted the opening of the travelling exhibition "A Journey Through the Ukrainian-Jewish Encounter: From Antiquity to 1939" organized by UJE. The event continued the...
Professor Paul Robert Magocsi — Ukraine: A History Course. The Ukrainian Jewish Encounter is pleased to present a lecture series by Paul Robert Magocsi titled Ukraine: A History Course. Magocsi recorded 45 lectures in 2023...
[Editor’s note: This interview with Khrystyna Semeryn was conducted earlier this year by Ukraine’s public radio, Hromadske Radio. The author was named winner of Encounter: The Ukrainian-Jewish Literary Prize in October 2025.] Jewish culture...
Attending the solemn ceremony on 3 December 2025 were members of the Ukrainian government delegation, led by Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Taras Kachka, as well as representatives of the Jerusalem City Council, the Israeli...
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.
