{"id":34777,"date":"2025-10-14T17:56:35","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T21:56:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/?p=34777"},"modified":"2025-10-14T17:56:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T21:56:35","slug":"video-gothenburg-book-fair-jews-and-ukrainians-a-millennium-of-co-existence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/en\/video-gothenburg-book-fair-jews-and-ukrainians-a-millennium-of-co-existence\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Gothenburg Book Fair, Jews and Ukrainians: A Millennium of Co-Existence"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/magocsi-gothenburg-feature.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34802\" src=\"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/magocsi-gothenburg-feature.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2197\" height=\"1382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/magocsi-gothenburg-feature.jpg 2197w, https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/magocsi-gothenburg-feature-500x315.jpg 500w, https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/magocsi-gothenburg-feature-1024x644.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/magocsi-gothenburg-feature-1536x966.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/magocsi-gothenburg-feature-2048x1288.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/magocsi-gothenburg-feature-700x440.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/magocsi-gothenburg-feature-350x220.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2197px) 100vw, 2197px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>UJE Board Member Paul Robert Magocsi appeared at the Gothenburg Book Fair on 25 September in conversation with Swedish journalist Sharon J\u00e5ma to discuss Ukrainian-Jewish relations and the book <em>Jews and Ukrainians: A Millennium of Co-Existence<\/em>. He argued in the engaging discussion that the historical experience in Ukraine not only divided ethnic Ukrainians and Jews, but also brought them together.<\/p>\n<p>Magocsi co-authored the book with Yohanan Petrovsky-Shtern.<\/p>\n<p>The event was organized by the Ukrainian Institute in Sweden and the Ukrainian Jewish Encounter.<\/p>\n<p>A video of the event is below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"PR Magocsi and S Jama, Jews and Ukrainians, Gothenburg Book Fair, 25 September 2025\" width=\"860\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/znPkXv04glY?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\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-34777 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail gallery1'><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n\/\/ 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class=\"imagecaption\">Left to right: Swedish journalist Sharon J\u00e5ma and UJE Board Member Paul Robert Magocsi at the Gothenburg Book Fair 2025.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/magocsi-gothenburg-02.jpg\" title=\"Left to right: Swedish journalist Sharon J\u00e5ma and UJE Board Member Paul Robert Magocsi at the Gothenburg Book Fair 2025.\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/magocsi-gothenburg-02-400x300.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Left to right: Swedish journalist Sharon J\u00e5ma and UJE Board Member Paul Robert Magocsi at the Gothenburg Book Fair 2025.\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption34780\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Left to right: Swedish journalist Sharon J\u00e5ma and UJE Board Member Paul Robert Magocsi at the Gothenburg 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href=\"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/magocsi-gothenburg-04.jpg\" title=\"Left to right: Swedish journalist Sharon J\u00e5ma and UJE Board Member Paul Robert Magocsi at the Gothenburg Book Fair 2025.\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/magocsi-gothenburg-04-400x300.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Left to right: Swedish journalist Sharon J\u00e5ma and UJE Board Member Paul Robert Magocsi at the Gothenburg Book Fair 2025.\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption34784\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Left to right: Swedish journalist Sharon J\u00e5ma and UJE Board Member Paul Robert Magocsi at the Gothenburg Book Fair 2025.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/magocsi-gothenburg-05.jpg\" title=\"Panel name in Swedish.\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/magocsi-gothenburg-05-400x300.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Panel name in Swedish.\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption34786\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Panel name in Swedish.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/magocsi-gothenburg-06.jpg\" title=\"Left to right: UJE Board Member Paul Robert Magocsi and Natalya Pasichnyk, famed Ukrainian-Swedish pianist and director of the Ukrainian Institute in Sweden.\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/magocsi-gothenburg-06-400x300.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Left to right: UJE Board Member Paul Robert Magocsi and Natalya Pasichnyk, famed Ukrainian-Swedish pianist and director of the Ukrainian Institute in Sweden.\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption34788\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Left to right: UJE Board Member Paul Robert Magocsi and Natalya Pasichnyk, famed Ukrainian-Swedish pianist and director of the Ukrainian Institute in Sweden.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/magocsi-gothenburg-07.jpg\" title=\"Display of Ukrainian books translated into Swedish at the Ukrainian Institute in Sweden\u2019s booth at the Gothenburg Book Fair.\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/magocsi-gothenburg-07-400x300.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Display of Ukrainian books translated into Swedish at the Ukrainian Institute in Sweden\u2019s booth at the Gothenburg Book Fair.\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption34790\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Display of Ukrainian books translated into Swedish at the Ukrainian Institute in Sweden\u2019s booth at the Gothenburg Book Fair.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/magocsi-gothenburg-08.jpg\" title=\"Display of Ukrainian books translated into Swedish at the Ukrainian Institute in Sweden\u2019s booth at the Gothenburg Book Fair.\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/magocsi-gothenburg-08-400x300.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Display of Ukrainian books translated into Swedish at the Ukrainian Institute in Sweden\u2019s booth at the Gothenburg Book Fair.\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption34792\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Display of Ukrainian books translated into 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\/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/magocsi-gothenburg-10.jpg\" title=\"Left to right: Felix Funke and Tetiana Raida of the Ukrainian Institute in Sweden.\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/magocsi-gothenburg-10-400x300.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Left to right: Felix Funke and Tetiana Raida of the Ukrainian Institute in Sweden.\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption34796\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Left to right: Felix Funke and Tetiana Raida of the Ukrainian Institute in Sweden.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/magocsi-gothenburg-11.jpg\" title=\"Storefront in Gothenburg shows solidarity with Ukraine. \" 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