"A Journey through the Ukrainian-Jewish Encounter: From Antiquity to 1914"

The territory of modern-day Ukraine has been for many centuries the homeland of diverse and flourishing cultures, including one of the oldest and most populous Jewish communities in Europe. This exhibition explores the 2,000-year presence of Jews on Ukrainian lands alongside the historical experience of Ukrainians, through long periods of co-existence, interaction, and multi-faceted cultural cross-fertilization. The exhibition includes segments on the origins and remarkable growth of Hasidism on the territory of Ukraine, the challenging transformations experienced by these two stateless peoples in the course of the "long nineteenth century" in the Russian Empire and under Austrian Habsburg rule, and the migration of large numbers of both Jews and Ukrainians to North America, Canada in particular, beginning in the 1880s–90s.

May 28–June 7, 2015, Schwartz/Reisman Centre, Lebovic Campus, 9600 Bathurst Street, Vaughan, Ontario. Opening reception: May 28, 2015, 6 pm.

June 15-27, 2015, Oseredok Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Centre, 184 Alexander Ave. East, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Opening reception: June 15, 2015, 7 pm.

July 8–19, 2015, St. Vladimir Institute , 620 Spadina Avenue, Toronto, Ontario. Opening reception: Wednesday July 8, 2015, 6:00 pm

August 4-18, 2015, St. John's Institute, 11024 Whyte Avenue, Edmonton. Tel.780-439-2320. Opening reception, August 4, 2015, 7:30 pm.

September 1–September 11, Jewish Public Library, 5151 Cote Ste. Catherine Rd., Montreal, and Ukrainian National Federation of Canada, 405 Fairmount Street West, Montreal. Opening reception, September 2, 2015, 6:00 pm at the Fairmount Street venue.

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.

"A Journey through the Ukrainian-Jewish Encounter: From Antiquity to 1914"

Ukrainian Jewish Encounter Timeline wins international recognition while countering Russian propaganda

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Encounter: The Ukrainian-Jewish Literary Prize

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