Ukrainian Jewish Heritage: Propaganda—Holocaust vs Holodomor

Propaganda. A loaded term that, today, has become so clichéd that its original definition is lost in a sea of moral equivalence. Once, propaganda was merely a word describing … the dissemination of ideas, information or rumour … for the purpose of helping or injuring … an institution, a cause, or a person. Today, unfortunately, […]

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Ukrainian Jewish Heritage: Sheptytsky from A to Z

Today we will play a game with the alphabet. “A” is for aristocrat, someone who is privileged but also someone who can be considered the best of its kind. “A” is also for ascetic, someone who practices profound self-discipline and abstains from the worldly pleasures of life. “A” is also for Andrei, as in Andrei […]

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Ukrainian Jewish Heritage: Film Review— Saved by Sheptytsky

“No harm will come to you here. You are safe. “ Lilly Pohlman says she will remember these words till the end of her days. Along with the memory of a giant of a man gently reassuring her after experiencing the horror of Nazi brutality. Over 150 other Jews who survived the Holocaust in Ukraine […]

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Ukrainian Jewish Heritage: Limmud FSU in Lviv 2014 & 2015

From November 6-9, 2014, Limmud FSU hosted more than 600 Jews from around Ukraine and the former Soviet Union, taking over the Hotel Dniester in Lviv’s old city, a UNESCO World Heritage site. They were there to attend presentations on Jewish art, music, culture and history hosted by Limmud FSU. They were also there to […]

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Ukrainian Jewish Heritage: Night songs from a neighboring village

Welcome to Ukrainian Jewish Heritage on Nash Holos Ukrainian Roots Radio. I’m Peter Bejger. Consider the following:  Night songs from a neighboring village  Come drifting at times to my balcony  They quench my sorrow, caress my melancholy  Flow like liquid honey Today we would like to honor the remarkable long-term music project that is called […]

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Ukrainian Jewish Heritage: Stories of Khmelnytsky

A fascinating new book just published by Stanford University Press tackles the controversial legacy of a man in the shadows of history—Bohdan Khmelnytsky, a leader of the Ukrainian Cossacks in the 17th century. Stories of Khmelnytsky, sponsored in part by the Ukrainian Jewish Encounter, features provocative essays by distinguished scholars from throughout North America, Europe, […]

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Rosh Hashana in Ukraine—updated

The name for the Jewish New Year is Rosh Hashana, which in Hebrew means the “head of the year.” It is one of the most important religious holidays for Jews … a day of awe and fear, but also a day of celebration. Rosh Hashana remembers the creation of the world. It’s a time for […]

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Ukrainian Jewish Heritage – Lviv Klezfest

The beautiful Western Ukrainian city of Lviv has over the past few years blossomed as an artistic and cultural center, a center that is increasingly featured in the itinerary of European and global artists. The city now holds numerous festivals of national cultures. They present a full menu of events in cuisine, literature, theatre, music, […]

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Ukrainian Jewish Heritage – Architecture and memory in Lviv

Architecture and memory. Restoration and commemoration. Cities and towns throughout Europe after the Holocaust have grappled with the issue of historic Jewish sites. Buildings once alive with dynamic communities can now sit in ruins. How can these haunted places be properly reintegrated into the contemporary life of cities? What do you need to consider? And […]

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Ukrainian Jewish Heritage—Alfred Shreyer, Last Jew of Drohobych

Imagine everything that is dear to you in life has been lost. Imagine your world destroyed. And imagine if you can find the strength to move ahead. In 2011 the Austrian director Paul Rosdy released his film The Last Jew from Drohobych. The documentary chronicles the astonishing path of one man’s journey through the treacherous […]

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