{"id":34735,"date":"2025-10-09T14:47:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T18:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/?p=34735"},"modified":"2025-10-09T14:53:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T18:53:48","slug":"video-ukraine-and-the-middle-east-identity-and-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/en\/video-ukraine-and-the-middle-east-identity-and-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Ukraine and the Middle East: Identity and War"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34738\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34738\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/pornikov-lbf-2025-02-w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-34738 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/pornikov-lbf-2025-02-w.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/pornikov-lbf-2025-02-w.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/pornikov-lbf-2025-02-w-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/pornikov-lbf-2025-02-w-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/pornikov-lbf-2025-02-w-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34738\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">At the event.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On 5 October 2025 at the Lviv BookForum, a discussion between Vitaly Portnikov, the renowned Ukrainian journalist and analyst, and Maria Hurska, the creator and head of the Ukrainian TV channel \"Slawa\" in Warsaw, took place about identity and war, to wide acclaim. 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Hurska moderated the event.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ukraine and the Middle East: Identity and War, Vitaly Portnikov and Maria Hurska, Lviv, 5 Oct. 2025\" width=\"860\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cjtzZGASCSc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>In partnership with:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/slawa-apla.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-34576\" src=\"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/slawa-apla.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/slawa-apla.png 814w, https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/slawa-apla-500x192.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" 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class=\"imagecaption\">Left to right: Vitaly Portnikov and Maria Hurska<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/pornikov-lbf-2025-02-w.jpg\" title=\"At the event.\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/pornikov-lbf-2025-02-w-400x300.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" alt=\"At the event.\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption34738\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">At the event.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/pornikov-lbf-2025-03.jpg\" title=\"Vitaly Portnikov\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/pornikov-lbf-2025-03-400x300.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" 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