Every year, new books in the field of Jewish studies are published in Ukraine. In the video below, three of Ukraine's publishers who are leaders in the field of Jewish studies —Dukh i Litera (Kyiv), Tkuma (Dnipro), and Books XXI (Chernivtsi) — highlight their new books, which were published in the field in 2024-2025.
The participants included UJE Board Member Igor Shchupak, who recently published a new Ukrainian textbook that has won praise regarding its attitudes toward Israel; Yehor Vradii of the Tkuma Ukrainian Institute for Holocaust Studies, Dnipro; Tetiana Nepypenko of Kyiv's Dukh i Litera; and Maryna Horbachuk of Chernivtsi's Books XXI.
The event, moderated by the Ukrainian public figure and translator Andriy Pavlyshyn, took place at the Ye Bookstore on 5 October as part of the 2025 Lviv BookForum.
Left to right: UJE Board Member Igor Shchupak, Yehor Vradii of the Tkuma Ukrainian Institute for Holocaust Studies, Dnipro; Tetiana Nepypenko of Kyiv's Dukh i Litera; Maryna Horbachuk of Chernivtsi's Books XXI; and the Ukrainian public figure and translator, Andriy Pavlyshyn.
UJE Board Member Igor Shchupak displays his new textbook that has won praise regarding its attitudes toward Israel.
Maryna Horbachuk of Chernivtsi's Books XXI.
The Ukrainian-language translation of Amos Oz's "A Tale of Love and Darkness" published by Chernivtsi's Books XXI. The publication was made possible with the assistance of the Ukrainian Jewish Encounter.
Left to right: UJE Board Member Igor Shchupak, Yehor Vradii of the Tkuma Ukrainian Institute for Holocaust Studies, Dnipro; Tetiana Nepypenko of Kyiv's Dukh i Litera; Maryna Horbachuk of Chernivtsi's Books XXI; and the Ukrainian public figure and translator, Andriy Pavlyshyn.
Second from left: Yehor Vradii of the Tkuma Ukrainian Institute for Holocaust Studies, Dnipro, discusses a new book published by the institute.
Myroslav Marynovych, a leading Ukrainian human rights advocate, at the event.
