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Israelis convey unique greetings on the 30th anniversary of Ukraine's independence

Posted On: August 23rd, 2021

Posted In: Ukraine-Israel Relations

On the eve of Ukrainian Independence Day, bus stops in the Israeli city of Rishon LeTsiyon have been decorated with posters displaying views of several Ukrainian cities and best wishes for the holiday in Hebrew...

UWC pledges support for National Babyn Yar Memorial Project

Posted On: August 6th, 2021

Posted In: Holocaust Remembrance

In the leadup to the 80th anniversary commemoration of the Babyn Yar tragedy, the Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) has pledged over $20M to support the realization of a National Babyn Yar Museum and Memorial Complex...

How Ukraine has reacted to the rocket attacks against Israel

Posted On: May 25th, 2021

Posted In: Ukraine-Israel Relations

Starting on 11 May 2021, cities in southern and central Israel were subjected to a barrage of nearly 4,000 rockets fired from Gaza. Politicians, civic figures, and the Ukrainian media were not indifferent and reacted...

Happy holidays

Posted On: December 23rd, 2020

Posted In: Other UJE-Related News

To friends and readers around the world, we wish you a very happy holiday season and a wonderful new year. Stay healthy and safe. We will return to this space on 18 January 2021.

Jewish treasures from Ukraine to be auctioned at Sotheby's for an astronomical sum

Posted On: December 14th, 2020

Posted In: Culture and Arts

The sale of masterpieces of Jewish jewelry from Lviv and Galicia will take place in New York on 17 December 2020. The two gilt silver Torah shields (height: 18–20 cm), date to the late eighteenth...

Dr. Mark Freiman: "Relations between Ukrainians and Jews in Canada are still challenging"

Posted On: November 10th, 2020

Posted In: UJE in the News

Why did the "melting pot" model not catch on in Canada; how does bilingualism function officially; and what is the relationship between the Ukrainian and Jewish communities in the Land of Maple Leaf? These and...

A great loss to Ukrainian-Jewish heritage

Posted On: November 3rd, 2020

Posted In: Other UJE-Related News

Hryhorii Arshynov, a force for the preservation of Ukraine’s Jewish heritage, an engineer, a builder, a businessman, philanthropist, and deputy of the Ostroh City Council in Volyn, has died. Hryhorii Arshynov contracted the coronavirus on...

Ambassador Hennadiy Nadolenko: How Ukraine made a splash in Israel, or the accomplishments of a decade of work

Posted On: October 8th, 2020

Posted In: Ukraine-Israel Relations

After ten years of successful work in Israel, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Ukraine, Hennadiy Nadolenko, has left the State of Israel. The period of his work from 2010 to 2020 coincided with the terms...

‘Mr. Jones’ Review: Bearing Witness to Stalin’s Evil

Source: New York Times

Posted On: June 18th, 2020

Posted In: Culture and Arts

In Agnieszka Holland’s historically informed drama, a Welsh journalist travels to 1933 Ukraine, then in the grip of famine.

Meet the Jewish activists who want Israel to support Ukraine against Russia

Source: Times of Israel

Posted On: April 29th, 2020

Posted In: Ukraine-Israel Relations

On February 3, Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center, issued an unusual apology. Two weeks prior, Israel had hosted the Fifth World Holocaust Forum, a gathering of world leaders to remember the Holocaust and combat antisemitism. At the event, Yad Vashem had screened several videos that it said it now regretted showing. These videos contained “inaccuracies,” Yad Vashem said in a statement, and a “partial presentation of facts” that created an “unbalanced impression.”

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