Ukrainian Jewish Heritage
A look at Ukraine’s Jewish Heritage – sponsored by Ukrainian Jewish Encounter.
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Ukrainian Jewish Heritage
Why This Series Exists Ukrainian Jewish Heritage was created to counter distortion, fill gaps in public understanding, and bring clarity to a relationship deliberately misrepresented by outside narratives. The series examines the long, intertwined histories of Ukrainians and Jews. It plays a prominent role in the mandate of Nash Holos to document, share and celebrate
Feature Interviews, Features, Ukrainian Jewish Heritage
Ukrainian Jewish Heritage: Jars Balan on Holodomor reports by Canadian journalist Rhea Clyman (Part 1)
Rhea Clyman is a journalist who is little known today in the Jewish or Ukrainian communities, or for that matter, by Canadians in general. But in her day she reached international acclaim for her coverage of the Soviet Union, including the 1932-33 man-made Ukrainian famine known as the Holodomor, and the rise of Nazi Germany.
Features, Knyzhka Corner Audio Bookshelf, Ukrainian Jewish Heritage
Ukrainian Jewish Heritage Book Review: Rebbe
In this edition of Ukrainian-Jewish Heritage, we will be discussing Joseph Telushkin’s biography, Rebbe – The Life and Teachings of Menachem M. Schneerson, The Most Influential Rabbi in Modern History. Rebbe examines the life and teachings of one of the most prominent and respected Jewish scholars of our time. Born in 1902 in Nikolayev
Features, Ukrainian Jewish Heritage
Ukrainian Jewish Heritage: Hannukah in Ukraine and around the world
Hanukkah is a joyous holiday, celebrated every year by Jews around the world with the lighting of candles on a candelabra called a menorah, or hanukkiya* in modern Hebrew. Traditional Hanukkah treats include potato latkes, called plyatsky or deruny in Ukrainian, and sufganiyot, doughnuts with jam, called pampushky in Ukrainian. There is also a tradition to give Chanukeh gelt—coins, and
Blog Posts, Features, Ukrainian Jewish Heritage
Ukrainian Jewish Heritage: Part 4 —Currencies of Israel and Ukraine
Welcome to the final episode of our 4-part series on the currencies of Ukraine and Israel. In Episode 1, the focus was on the respective histories of the currencies of these two states. In Episodes 2 and 3, we focused on eight prominent Jews born in Ukraine who were depicted on Israel’s currency. In this
Blog Posts, Features, Ukrainian Jewish Heritage
Ukrainian Jewish Heritage: Part 3—Currencies of Israel and Ukraine
In the last two episodes of Ukrainian Jewish Heritage, we learned that several Jews from Ukrainian territories were awarded one of Israel’s highest honors: their portraits depicted on the state’s banknotes and coins. And that Ukraine has returned the favour. In Episode 1, the focus was on the respective histories of the currencies of Israel
Blog Posts, Features, Ukrainian Jewish Heritage
Ukrainian Jewish Heritage: Part 2—Currencies of Israel and Ukraine
The State of Israel was created and built by Jewish settlers who came mainly from Eastern Europe. Among them were quite a few natives of Ukraine, then ruled by the Russian & Austro-Hungarian Empires. Today’s episode of Ukrainian Jewish Heritage, Part 2 of our series on the currencies of Ukraine and Israel, features Jews from
Features, Knyzhka Corner Audio Bookshelf, Ukrainian Jewish Heritage
Ukrainian Jewish Heritage: Hitler’s Basement
In this edition of Ukrainian Jewish Heritage, we will be discussing Ron Vossler’s memoir Hitler’s Basement. Much has been written about Nazi concentration camps, but little has been written about the Nazi massacres of Jews on Ukrainian soil, and the peasants who witnessed and participated in these horrific events. In Hitler’s Basement, Ron Vossler reveals
Blog Posts, Features, Ukrainian Jewish Heritage
Ukrainian Jewish Heritage: Currencies of Ukraine and Israel— Part 1 Historical parallels
Banknotes and coins are not only means of payment, they are also a symbol of sovereignty. This is a story about two currencies, two countries, and two peoples with a long and closely intertwined history. The hyrnvia, currency of Ukraine and the shekel, currency of Israel. This is the story of how both of these