Lviv and Western Ukraine: The View From Israel
By Shimon Briman In the heart of the former Jewish ghetto in Lviv, on Gazova Street, I am watching the ribbon cutting at the opening of the Honorary Consulate of Israel in Western Ukraine. I...
By Shimon Briman In the heart of the former Jewish ghetto in Lviv, on Gazova Street, I am watching the ribbon cutting at the opening of the Honorary Consulate of Israel in Western Ukraine. I...
Rich East European Jewish and Ukrainian musical traditions come together with Michael Alpert, a leading Yiddishist and pioneer of the klezmer revival, and Julian Kytasty, a premier bandura (lute-harp) player. Night Songs from a Neighboring...
Welcome to all our listeners of Hromadske Radio. I am Vakhtang Kipiani and the show “Encounters” is on the air. Our goal is to explore Ukrainian-Jewish relations from ancient times to the present. Our guest...
Jury members and partners discuss the results of the competition at a press briefing held in Kyiv on June 21, 2016. The competition was commissioned by the Ukrainian Jewish Encounter and co-sponsored by the National...
The Jury members congratulate the candidates for addressing such a complex site and quest. Although there were highly suggestive entries, the Jury did not feel that any one entry answered the issues raised in the...
by Dr. Wolf Moskovich I recently visited the permanent exposition of the internationally acclaimed Ukrainian sculptor Mirtala Pylypenko Bentov in the Ostroh historical museum in Ukraine. Born in 1929, the US-based sculptor is known by...
The Ukrainian Jewish Encounter has dedicated efforts to advance the global recognition of the legacy of the legendary Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church leader Metropolitan Andrei Sheptytsky. Sheptytsky is a model worthy of celebration and emulation,...
Лімуд FSU (колишнього Радянського Союзу) залучає молодих російськомовних єврейських юнаків та дівчат, шляхом рівноправних добровільно ініційованих конференцій єврейської освіти та культури, з метою відповідальності за спільну ідентичність з громадами. Лімуд FSU прагне відновити єврейські російськомовні...
The non-profit organization “Israeli Friends of Ukraine” (IFU) is dedicated to strengthening the relationship between Israel and Ukraine and between Ukrainians and Jews by developing an effective cultural dialog and promoting efforts to raise the...
In the Shevchenkivskyi district in the northern part of Kyiv, lies a scenic little green space known as Babyn Yar (Grandmother’s Ravine). For most of its recorded history it was owned by a monastery and...