International and inter confessional dialogue is highly important background for the creation of the atmosphere of tolerance in Ukrainian society. So Tkuma center with the assistance of its partners plans to hold educational seminars for Jewish, Ukrainian and Polish youth.

Igor Shchupak, Director of Tkuma Center, Aharon Weiss, scientific consultant of Tkuma Center, Sventlana Gerus, coordinator of educational programs, Waldemar Kowalski, Consul of Poland Republic in Ukraine, and father Benedict, superior of Univ monastery had a meeting to discuss details of the seminar in Univ monastery that is near Lvov. The seminar titled “the Ark” will initiate the series of Tkuma Ukrainian-Polish-Jewish seminars.

Site of the seminar is not accident. It was Univ where priests and monks of the Greek-Catholic church were saving Jewish children as well as Polish and Ukrainian from the Holocaust flame during World War II. They did it from the bottom of their hearts, with the blessing of one of the spiritual leaders of Ukrainian people Metropolitan Andrey Sheptitskiy and his brother Archimandrite Klementiy Sheptitskiy.

One of the rescued Jews was Adam Rotfeld – at present popular Polish political figure, scientist, professor, former Minister of Foreign Affaires of Poland. And “the Ark”, the first international and inter confessional youth seminar is to be conducted this summer under the auspices of this legendary person and other prominent public figures. The seminar will host famous scientists, experiences teachers from Ukraine, Poland, and Israel.