{"id":39194,"date":"2026-11-09T19:45:47","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T00:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/?p=39194"},"modified":"2026-11-09T20:09:29","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T01:09:29","slug":"exhibition-a-journey-through-the-ukrainian-jewish-encounter-from-antiquity-to-1939-opens-in-berezan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/en\/exhibition-a-journey-through-the-ukrainian-jewish-encounter-from-antiquity-to-1939-opens-in-berezan\/","title":{"rendered":"Exhibition \"A Journey Through the Ukrainian-Jewish Encounter: From Antiquity to 1939\" opens in Berezan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_39255\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39255\" style=\"width: 2000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/berezan-001-e.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-39255 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/berezan-001-e.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/berezan-001-e.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/berezan-001-e-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/berezan-001-e-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/berezan-001-e-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-39255\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Following the opening ceremony of the exhibition \"A Journey Through the Ukrainian-Jewish Encounter: From Antiquity to 1939\" at the Berezan Cultural Center. 28 September 2026.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The exhibition \"A Journey Through the Ukrainian-Jewish Encounter: From Antiquity to 1939\" came to Berezan, a town in the Brovary raion of the Kyiv region, situated on the Nedra River. Since its founding over 400 years ago, the town's history has been deeply intertwined with Ukrainian-Jewish economic and social coexistence \u2014 visible in trade, leasing, neighborly relations, marriage, and other community bonds.<\/p>\n<p>On 28 September, the Berezan Cultural Center hosted the exhibition's opening ceremony, which was moderated by Iryna Kulinich, head of the Gudzyky handicraft club.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_39197\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39197\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/berezan-002.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39197\" src=\"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/berezan-002.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/berezan-002.jpg 900w, https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/berezan-002-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/berezan-002-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-39197\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iryna Kulinich, head of the Gudzyky handicraft club, opens and moderates the event. Berezan, 28 September 2026.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Ivanna Mosinzova, deputy mayor of Berezan, welcomed visitors, noting the local residents' strong interest in hosting such cultural and historical events and expressing her gratitude to UJE.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_39199\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39199\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/berezan-003.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39199\" src=\"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/berezan-003.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"1111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/berezan-003.jpg 900w, https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/berezan-003-405x500.jpg 405w, https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/berezan-003-830x1024.jpg 830w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-39199\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ivanna Mosinzova, deputy mayor of Berezan, welcomes visitors on behalf of the town's authorities. 28 September 2026.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A girls' dance <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/N5BMjwnj0U0\">ensemble performed<\/a> an enchanting dance to the Ukrainian folk song <em>\"Vyidy, vyidy, Ivanku\"<\/em> (Come out, come out, Ivanko), adding a vibrant, emotional highlight to the event and reflecting the beauty of Ukrainian tradition.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u0423 \u0411\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0437\u0430\u043d\u0456 \u0432\u0456\u0434\u043a\u0440\u0438\u043b\u0430\u0441\u044c \u0432\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0432\u043a\u0430 \u00ab\u041f\u043e\u0434\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0436 \u0456\u0437 \u00ab\u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0441\u044c\u043a\u043e-\u0404\u0432\u0440\u0435\u0439\u0441\u044c\u043a\u043e\u044e \u0417\u0443\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0456\u0447\u0447\u044e\u00bb, \u0411\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0437\u0430\u043d\u044c, 28\/09\/2026\" width=\"860\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N5BMjwnj0U0?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><a href=\"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/berezan-005.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39203\" src=\"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/berezan-005.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/berezan-005.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/berezan-005-402x500.jpg 402w, https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/berezan-005-822x1024.jpg 822w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a>In his address, Vladyslav Hrynevych, Jr., UJE's regional manager in Ukraine, shared the history of the exhibition and its journey across Ukraine since 2018 with the goal of promoting a deeper understanding of the centuries-old relations between Ukrainians and Jews. He introduced the audience to UJE's activities, its main projects, and the books published with its support.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_39207\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39207\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/berezan-007.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39207\" src=\"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/berezan-007.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/berezan-007.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/berezan-007-396x500.jpg 396w, https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/berezan-007-810x1024.jpg 810w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-39207\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vladyslav Hrynevych, Jr., UJE's regional manager in Ukraine, presents the exhibition and speaks about UJE's activities. Berezan, 28 September 2026.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One of UJE's most engaging projects \u2014 the All-Ukrainian Student Drawing Competition \"Ukrainian-Jewish Encounter: Our stories are incomplete without each other\" \u2014 was presented by Svitlana Hrynevych, the administrator of UJE's Ukrainian office and curator of the competition. She showcased an album-catalog featuring drawings by past participants, explained the guidelines for entering, and invited the high school students and teachers in attendance to participate and spread the word to other Berezan residents.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_39209\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39209\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/berezan-008.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39209\" src=\"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/berezan-008.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/berezan-008.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/berezan-008-500x443.jpg 500w, https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/berezan-008-1024x907.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/berezan-008-1536x1361.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-39209\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Svitlana Hrynevych, administrator of UJE's Ukrainian office, talks about the history of the All-Ukrainian Student Drawing Competition \"Ukrainian-Jewish Encounter: Our stories are incomplete without each other.\" Berezan, 28 September 2026.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/winners-gallery.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-39085\" src=\"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/winners-gallery.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2178\" height=\"1230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/winners-gallery.png 2178w, https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/winners-gallery-500x282.png 500w, https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/winners-gallery-1024x578.png 1024w, https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/winners-gallery-1536x867.png 1536w, https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/winners-gallery-2048x1157.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2178px) 100vw, 2178px\" \/><\/a>Please <a href=\"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/presentation_of_the_winners_drawings-r.pdf\">click here to view the presentation<\/a> of the winners' drawings.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An engaging, informative presentation was given by Alona Franchuk, historian, artist, and chief curator of the Berezan Local History Museum. She brought along one of the museum's 6,000 exhibits: the diary of Berezan resident Vasyl Okhrimenko. It contains photographs, documents, details about local traders and craftsmen, and memories of World War II and the Holocaust. Franchuk read excerpts from this diary that describe real-life examples of Ukrainians and Jews living side by side and interacting with each other in Berezan. She also noted that the museum's archives house a register containing a 200-page census of Berezan's Jewish population from 1850.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_39211\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39211\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/berezan-009.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39211\" src=\"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/berezan-009.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/berezan-009.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/berezan-009-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/berezan-009-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/berezan-009-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-39211\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alona Franchuk, chief curator of the Berezan Local History Museum, reads excerpts from Vasyl Okhrimenko's diary. 28 September 2026.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Berezan is a multicultural town, and its residents have always been interested in the history and culture of other nations. This was shared by Alla Novikova, head of the Berezan Community Foundation, whose activities are aimed at preserving historical memory, family traditions, and the distinct culture of various ethnic groups. Particularly memorable was her comparison of different nations' cultures to rivers, as they carry the memory, customs, and spiritual experience of generations through the centuries and flow into the great ocean of humanity's shared culture, enriching it with their unique character.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_39213\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39213\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/berezan-010.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39213\" src=\"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/berezan-010.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/berezan-010.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/berezan-010-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/berezan-010-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/berezan-010-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-39213\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alla Novikova, head of the Berezan Community Foundation, speaks about multicultural Berezan and the foundation's activities. 28 September 2026.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Marharyta Virych, head of the Culture Department of the Berezan Town Council, concluded the opening ceremony, expressing gratitude to all attendees and UJE for the opportunity to participate in this cultural and educational event, which provides a platform for exploring history, culture, and interethnic relations, while fostering mutual understanding and strengthening cultural dialog.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_39215\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39215\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/berezan-011.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39215\" src=\"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/berezan-011.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/berezan-011.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/berezan-011-375x500.jpg 375w, https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/berezan-011-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/berezan-011-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-39215\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marharyta Virych, head of the Culture Department of the Berezan Town Council, concludes the formal part of the exhibition's opening ceremony. 28 September 2026.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>All visitors received complimentary copies of the illustrated catalog <em>A Journey Through the Ukrainian-Jewish Encounter: From Antiquity to 1914.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-39194 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail gallery1'><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n\/\/ <![CDATA[\r\n\tjQuery(document).ready(function () {\r\n\t\tjQuery(\".gallery1 a\").attr(\"rel\",\"gallery1\");\t\r\n\t\tjQuery('a[rel=\"gallery1\"]').colorbox({maxWidth:\"95%\", maxHeight:\"95%\",title: function(){ return jQuery(this).children().attr(\"alt\"); }, });\r\n\t});\r\n\/\/ ]]>\r\n<\/script>\n<figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/berezan-012.jpg\" title=\"Vladyslav Hrynevych, Jr., UJE&#039;s regional manager in Ukraine, gifts a set of books published with UJE&#039;s support to Liubov Snarska, director of the Berezan Public Library. 28 September 2026.\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/berezan-012-400x300.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Vladyslav Hrynevych, Jr., UJE&#039;s regional manager in Ukraine, gifts a set of books published with UJE&#039;s support to Liubov Snarska, director of the Berezan Public Library. 28 September 2026.\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption39217\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Vladyslav Hrynevych, Jr., UJE's regional manager in Ukraine, gifts a set of books published with UJE's support to Liubov Snarska, director of the Berezan Public Library. 28 September 2026.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/berezan-013.jpg\" title=\"Vladyslav Hrynevych, Jr., UJE&#039;s regional manager in Ukraine, gifts a set of books published with UJE&#039;s support to Alla Novikova, head of the Berezan Community Foundation. 28 September 2026.\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/berezan-013-400x300.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Vladyslav Hrynevych, Jr., UJE&#039;s regional manager in Ukraine, gifts a set of books published with UJE&#039;s support to Alla Novikova, head of the Berezan Community Foundation. 28 September 2026.\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption39219\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Vladyslav Hrynevych, Jr., UJE's regional manager in Ukraine, gifts a set of books published with UJE's support to Alla Novikova, head of the Berezan Community Foundation. 28 September 2026.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/berezan-014.jpg\" title=\"Vladyslav Hrynevych, Jr., UJE&#039;s regional manager in Ukraine, gifts a set of books published with UJE&#039;s support to Marharyta Virych, head of the Culture Department of the Berezan Town Council. 28 September 2026.\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/berezan-014-400x300.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Vladyslav Hrynevych, Jr., UJE&#039;s regional manager in Ukraine, gifts a set of books published with UJE&#039;s support to Marharyta Virych, head of the Culture Department of the Berezan Town Council. 28 September 2026.\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption39221\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Vladyslav Hrynevych, Jr., UJE's regional manager in Ukraine, gifts a set of books published with UJE's support to Marharyta Virych, head of the Culture Department of the Berezan Town Council. 28 September 2026.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/berezan-015.jpg\" title=\"Vladyslav Hrynevych, Jr., UJE&#039;s regional manager in Ukraine, gifts a set of books published with UJE&#039;s support to Marharyta Virych, head of the Culture Department of the Berezan Town Council. 28 September 2026.\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/berezan-015-400x300.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Vladyslav Hrynevych, Jr., UJE&#039;s regional manager in Ukraine, gifts a set of books published with UJE&#039;s support to Marharyta Virych, head of the Culture Department of the Berezan Town Council. 28 September 2026.\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption39223\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Vladyslav Hrynevych, Jr., UJE's regional manager in Ukraine, gifts a set of books published with UJE's support to Marharyta Virych, head of the Culture Department of the Berezan Town Council. 28 September 2026.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/berezan-016.jpg\" title=\"Vladyslav Hrynevych, Jr., UJE&#039;s regional manager in Ukraine, gifts a set of books published with UJE&#039;s support to Alona Franchuk, chief curator of the Berezan Local History Museum. 28 September 2026.\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/berezan-016-400x300.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Vladyslav Hrynevych, Jr., UJE&#039;s regional manager in Ukraine, gifts a set of books published with UJE&#039;s support to Alona Franchuk, chief curator of the Berezan Local History Museum. 28 September 2026.\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"gallery-caption\" id=\"caption39225\"><span class=\"imagecaption\">Vladyslav Hrynevych, Jr., UJE's regional manager in Ukraine, gifts a set of books published with UJE's support to Alona Franchuk, chief curator of the Berezan Local History Museum. 28 September 2026.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>Scenes during and immediately following the opening of the exhibition \"A Journey Through the Ukrainian-Jewish Encounter: From Antiquity to 1939\" at the Berezan Cultural Center. 28 September 2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-39194 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail gallery1'><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n\/\/ <![CDATA[\r\n\tjQuery(document).ready(function () {\r\n\t\tjQuery(\".gallery1 a\").attr(\"rel\",\"gallery1\");\t\r\n\t\tjQuery('a[rel=\"gallery1\"]').colorbox({maxWidth:\"95%\", maxHeight:\"95%\",title: function(){ return jQuery(this).children().attr(\"alt\"); }, });\r\n\t});\r\n\/\/ ]]>\r\n<\/script>\n<figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/berezan-017.jpg\" title=\"\" rel=\"gallery1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ukrainianjewishencounter.org\/media\/berezan-017-400x300.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\r\n<\/div><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\">\n<div class=\"gallery-icon\">\r\n<a 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