Video: Returning to Agnon — essays, texts and translations

Posted In: UJE Initiatives, Book Fairs/Festivals, Literature, Culture, Outreach 
Left to right: Anna Nekrasova, translator; Markiyan Prokhasko, writer, participant of the literary residency in Buchach; Mariana Maksymiak, founder of the Agnon Literary Center; and Andriy Pavlyshyn, moderator.

A conversation about the celebration of the year (2025–2026) of Nobel laureate Shmuel Yosef Agnon in Ukraine took place on 12 September 2026 at the Lviv International BookForum Festival. The presentation focused on the translation of Agnon's texts into Ukrainian, as well as essays written during a literary residency, which has taken place since 2016 in Buchach, the city where Agnon was born and wrote about. The participants were Mariana Maksymiak, founder of the Agnon Literary Center; Markiyan Prokhasko, writer, participant of the literary residency in Buchach; Anna Nekrasova, translator. The event was moderated by Andriy Pavlyshyn.

Returning to Agnon — essays, texts and translations, Lviv, 12 September 2026

Photo: Lviv International BookForum Festival/L. Kasyanov

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.

As Ukraine defends its very existence against Russia, the Ukrainian Jewish Encounter Timeline serves to counter the malicious and false narratives about Ukraine and its history. The Timeline demonstrates that Ukraine is home to diverse peoples and, for centuries, one of the world’s oldest and largest Jewish communities.

Since its launch in September 2022, the UJE Timeline has earned international recognition by winning eight international awards:

Web Excellence Awards:

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Communicator Awards:

  • Gold — Website Non-Profit (2024)
  • Silver — Website Structure and Navigation (2024)
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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."

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