For more than 25 years, the Ukrainian publishing house Dukh i Litera has introduced readers to Ukrainian and world classics, as well as to the latest research in the fields of philosophy, history, social sciences,...
The continuation of the conversation about the Jewish Bazaar, Yevbaz, the renowned location in Kyiv that is portrayed in the novels of Maryna Hrymych. Iryna Slavinska: What is Yevbaz today? Maryna Hrymych: Today, Yevbaz is...
A conversation with the writer and Doctor of Historical Sciences Maryna Hrymych. We talked about the Jewish Bazaar, a well-known area in Kyiv depicted in her novels. Iryna Slavinska: What is Yevbaz? Maryna Hrymych: Yevbaz...
Vasyl Avramenko (1895-1981). Ukrainian actor, dancer, choreographer, ballet master, movie director, and film producer, considered the father of Ukrainian folk dance in North America. Avramenko is credited with spreading the art form across the world...
This article by Andriy Usach originally appeared in Euxeinos, Vol. 9, No. 27/2019 (Pp. 63-84). We thank the editors for their permission to reuse these materials. Abstract: The article analyses the role of the OUN(b)...
The western Ukrainian village of Budaniv (Pol. Budzanów) in the Ternopil region boasts a number of Jewish historical monuments. Recently, the traditional triad of “synagogue–Jewish development–cemetery” was supplemented by the installation of a monument to...
Opened in the spring of 2021 after a large-scale renewal that lasted for ten years, the former Museum of the Diaspora got a new name, a new concept, and a totally updated exhibition. I spent...
[Editor’s note: This article by renowned journalist Vitaly Portinikov originally appeared in November 2018.] One hundred and sixty years ago, in November 1858, the journal Russkii vestnik (Russian Messenger) published a letter written by a...
Rose Ausländer (1901-1988) was born in what is now Chernivtsi, Ukraine, which was formerly known as Czernowitz in the Duchy of Bukovina in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. She was a poet of Jewish heritage whose life...
Copyright © 2021 RFE/RL, Inc. Reprinted by permission of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty He was born in Odesa, studied in Switzerland, Italy, Austria, France, and Palestine, and died near New York City. In keeping with...
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.
