INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARY CONFERENCE

On June 18-20^th, 2007 Polish Center for Holocaust Research, the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology and Polish Academy of Sciences (Warsaw, Poland) and “Tkuma” (“Renascence”) All-Ukrainian Center for Holocaust Studies (Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine) have conducted the International Scholary Conference “The Ukrainian-Polish Borderlands under the Soviet Regime 1939-1941: Ukrainian, Polish, Jewish Social Life and Relations” in Lviv.

MEETING OF THE JURY OF IV INTERNATIONAL CONTEST

“Lessons of Holocaust – Lessons of Tolerance” – 2007 (˛stage)

On June 19^th, 2007 the meeting of the Jury of IV International Contest “Lessons of Holocaust – Lessons of Tolerance” – 2007 (˛ stage) has been held in Lviv. During the meeting progress of the Contest has been presented both  to the members of the Jury and to the guests – Ukrainian and foreign scholars who arrived to participate in the International Scholary Conference, conducted by Tkuma All-Ukrainian center for Holocaust Studies.

On June 12^th, 2007 the International Conference “Berezhany in the Memory of Poles, Jews and Ukrainians” has been conducted in Berezhany, Ukraine. The conference commemorated the final liquidation of the Berezhany Jewish community, which occurred on June 12^th, 1943. On June 11^th, 2007 the conference was preceded by a march in the footsteps of the last Berezhany Jews, who had been executed in Okopisko, the old Jewish cemetery, sixty four years ago. Israelis, representing Berezhany survivors and the second and third generation of Berezhany Jews, have been joined in this commemorative march by dozens of Ukrainian residents of the town. The marchers’ column stopped several times to listen to the living testimonies by architect Menachem Katz (Haifa, Israel), the only survivor of the June 1943 execution. Prayers for the repose of the dead have been recited at the Okopisko monument commemorating the Berezhany Holocaust victims.

THE PROJECT “NAMES…” IS BEING HELD

“Every nation has its own history – the history of joy and grief. There exist Jewish, Ukrainian, Russian tradition – to commemorate perished, to remember all namely, because every person has own name…”

With such words Dr. Igor Shchupak, Tkuma Center director has opened the Ceremony of Awarding participants and volunteers of the Project “Names…”. The project has been carrying out over the year by Tkuma All-Ukrainian Center for Holocaust Studies (“Renascence”) jointly with Yad Vashem National Institute of Catastrophe and Heroism Remembrance (Israel). The Ceremony has been conducted on June 8^th in Dnepropetrovsk Community Center library. The volunteers have been awarded by the diplomas by the honored Yad Vashem guests: Yad Vashem Chairman Nathan Eitan, the major sponsor of Project “Names...”, Yossie Hollonder, the Project “Names...” Coordinator Boris Maftsir, and Dr. Aharon Weiss, Tkuma Center Academic Adviser “spiritual coordinator”. The Chief Rabbi of Dnepropetrovsk Region Shmuel Kaminetskiy has also participated.

“NOVOZLATOPIL TRAGEDY 1941- 1943”

On May 29^th, 2007 the opening of Memorial “Novozlatopil Tragedy 1941- 1943”, commemorating 1200 perished Jews, has been conducted in Novozlatopil village of Zaporizhzhia region.

Novozlatopil is a former Jewish settlement. In 1929-1941 it was the administrative center of Jewish national area, which was 50% populated by Jews. Side by side Jews and Ukrainians survived Holodomor in 1932-1933. But not all managed to survive during Nazi occupation.

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

“Berezhany in the Memory of Poles, Jews and Ukrainians”

The Tkuma (Renascence) All-Ukrainian Center for Holocaust Studies (Dnipropetrovsk) and the Ukrainian State Historical and Architectural Society in Berezhany announce the forthcoming International Conference “Berezhany in the Memory of Poles, Jews and Ukrainians”. The conference, which will take place in Berezhany on June 12, 2007, will be the first of its kind. It will be for the first time that the history and memory concerning a small town in Western Ukraine will be discussed by scholars and living witnesses. The Conference will commemorate the final liquidation of the Jewish community of Berezhany, which occurred on June 12, 1943.

“Tkuma” (“Renascence”) All-Ukrainian Center for Holocaust Studies (Dnipropetrovsk) jointly with Polish Center for Holocaust Research, the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology and Polish Academy of Sciences (Warsaw) are to hold the International Scholary Conference “The Ukrainian-Polish Borderlands under the Soviet Regime 1939-1941: Ukrainian, Polish, Jewish Social Life and Relationships” in Lviv on June 17-20, 2007 . The conference is organized under the auspices of Task Force for International cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance and Research and the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

STUDENTS ARE WELCOMED TO “THE ARK”

Seminar “The Ark” is to be conducted on August 2007.

Title “The Ark” originated last summer when Tkuma Center has been successfully implemented international inter-confessional youth seminar in Univ Lavra (Lviv region).

Representatives of different nations in Ukraine consider Univ Lavra to be a sacred land. In Univ during World War II priests and monks of Greek Catholic Church had been rescuing Jewish children, suffering from Holocaust, supporting Ukrainian and Polish children.

Tkuma Seminar “Along the Jewish Streets” for Zaporozhye Jewish and non-Jewish schools’ students

On March, 25^th Tkuma Center has conducted the Seminar “Along the Jewish Streets” for Zaporozhye Jewish and non-Jewish schools’ students. The Dnepropetrovsk event hosted children of different age (from 6 to 12), who were the actual and potential participants of “Mazal Tov” Zaporozhye Local Community Center Programs.

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE OF UKRAINE

To Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine

of the Crimea Autonomous Republic

Governments of Education and Science

of regional, Kiev and Sevastopol municipal State Administrations

Rectors of Higher Educational Institutions

In order to get students, educational specialists and researchers to study and investigate Holocaust and Holodomor History in Ukraine, develop new teaching methods of it, use and popularize experience in Holocaust and Holodomor teaching in Ukraine, and guided by paragraphs 4 and 5 of subscribed by Ukraine International Holocaust Forum Declaration (Stockholm, January, 2000) and proposals of Council of Europe, the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine recommends to take part in International Competition “Lessons of Holocaust – Lessons of Tolerance” held by “Tkuma” (“Renaissance”) All-Ukrainian Center for Holocaust Study (Dnipropetrovsk).

The following people are welcomed to participate in the Competition:

-  8^th – 11^th form students;

-  students and post-graduates of Higher Educational Institutions of Ukraine (III-IV level of accreditation);

-  pedagogical specialists of institutions of general education;

-  researchers and educational specialists of Higher Educational Institutions.

To receive additional information about Competition conditions, you are welcomed to visit the Tkuma Center site – www.tkuma.dp.ua or contact Tkuma Center Director Igor Shchupak on phones: 8 (0562) 36-87-11, 8-050-340-45-66.

REMEMBRANCE RELAY

Tkuma Center has traditionally conducted the “Remembrance Relay” devoted to International Holocaust Day.

On January 15^th, 2007 Tkuma Center has welcomed active participants of the programs to begin the “Relay”. During the meeting the following issues have been considered:

- the modern Holocaust perception in Europe and in the world,

- Catastrophe prevention measures,

- authority and public empowerment to resist fascism and nazism, anti-Semitism and xenophobia.

THE COMPETITION “LESSONS OF HOLOCAUST – LESSONS OF TOLERANCE” IS IN THE PROCESS

“Lessons of Holocaust – Lessons of Tolerance” competition is planning to be conducted in October 2007. Tkuma Center keeps on receiving the creative works from potential participants. We suggest you an extract from the work received in February.

“There Is No Other’s Pain”

Rememberence Ceremony Devoted to the Holocaust Day

  On April 16^th, 2007 “Tkuma” (“Renascence”) All-Ukrainian Center for Holocaust Studies has conducted remembrance activities devoted to the Holocaust Day, which commemorates six million Jews, exterminated by Nazis during WWII.

  Holocaust Day is commemorated on 27^th day of Nisan month according to the Jewish calendar. On this day in 1943 there have been the revolt in Warsaw ghetto which nowadays considered as a symbol of Jews’ resistance.

  On April 19, 1943 German military units using artillery and armored cars has commenced the ghetto destruction and its inhabitants extermination. During five weeks ghetto defenders had been putting up heroic resistance to outnumbered and armed enemy forces. Warsaw ghetto destruction has been finished on May 16^th, 1943.

TKUMA CENTER INTERACTIVE SEMINAR

“Interreligious Tolerance and Mutual Understanding”  for Jewish and Non­Jewish Schools’ Students in Dnipropetrovsk

  Every nation celebrates not only national holidays, but also the religious ones, i.e. those which belong to the certain religious community of the state.

  Thus, there is a striving to preserve and hand down the cultural and historical heritage across the generations. Most people especially honor holiday rites, the point is that the title “svyato” (holiday) originated from the notion “svyatist’” (which means sanctity).

  To turn national peculiarities in multinational Ukrainian society into advantages, which encourage cultural exchange and mutual enrichment, to foster the atmosphere of heart-openness and mutual understanding through acquainting with culture, history, customs and traditions of different nationalities– those are the objectives Tkuma Center is being implemented via educational activity.

UKRAINIAN TEACHERS ARE GOING TO YAD VASHEM

    Yad Vashem is the world-famous international museum as well as the key scientific educational institution on Holocaust History investigation. Tkuma Center is working towards the developing of cooperation with Yad Vashem. On January, 2007 two centers have come to the agreement concerning interchange of materials published in Yad Vashem and Tkuma Center. Henceforth, everyone can get acquainted with the book novelties of both countries in Israel Institute and Ukrainian Center libraries. Ephraim Kei, director of “International Seminars in English and the Jewish World” in Yad Vashem, was so kind to present Tkuma Center some multimedia materials which are of great use and importance for Ukrainian teachers.

ON THE SEMINAR IN YAD VASHEM

“Tolerance” Round Table

On December 17, 2006 “Tkuma” All-Ukrainian Center for Holocaust Studies jointly with Dnipropetrovsk Jewish Community Center has conducted press conference with mass media, including journalists, poets, scholars and etc. In the frames of the meeting the problems of tolerance in Ukrainian society have been discussed.

TKUMA  PLAN

CHRISTIAN-JUDAIC DIALOGUE 

On October 27-29^th 2006 Seventh Days Adventists jointly with “Tkuma” Center have initiated “Christian-Judaic Dialogue” in Dnepropetrovsk. In the frames of the event the religious, philosophical and historical issues have been discussed by Judaists and Christians - Orthodox and Protestant (Seventh Days Adventists) and representatives of other confessions.

Actions in Commemoration of the 65^th Anniversary of the Tragedy in Babiy Yar  

September 26-30, 2006,  Kiev

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