“TKUMA” UKRAINIAN INSTITUTE FOR HOLOCAUST STUDIES

“TKUMA” UKRAINIAN INSTITUTE FOR HOLOCAUST STUDIES

ALL-UKRAINIAN EDUCATIONAL SEMINAR OF “TKUMA” INSTITUTE FOR TEACHERS

“TKUMA” UKRAINIAN INSTITUTE FOR HOLOCAUST STUDIES

“TKUMA” UKRAINIAN INSTITUTE FOR HOLOCAUST STUDIES

ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE OF THE GERMAN-UKRAINIAN HISTORICAL COMMISSION

“TKUMA” UKRAINIAN INSTITUTE FOR HOLOCAUST STUDIES

“TKUMA” UKRAINIAN INSTITUTE FOR HOLOCAUST STUDIES

“MARATHONS ARE OF LIVING” FOR YOUTH ON THE HOLOCAUST HISTORY

“TKUMA” UKRAINIAN INSTITUTE FOR HOLOCAUST STUDIES

“TKUMA” UKRAINIAN INSTITUTE FOR HOLOCAUST STUDIES

INTERNATIONAL CREATIVE WORKS CONTEST FOR TEACHERS, SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS, POSTGRADUATES "LESSONS OF WAR AND HOLOCAUST

“TKUMA” UKRAINIAN INSTITUTE FOR HOLOCAUST STUDIES

“TKUMA” UKRAINIAN INSTITUTE FOR HOLOCAUST STUDIES

INTERNATIONAL INTERRELIGIOUS YOUTH SEMINAR "THE ARK"

“TKUMA” UKRAINIAN INSTITUTE FOR HOLOCAUST STUDIES

“TKUMA” UKRAINIAN INSTITUTE FOR HOLOCAUST STUDIES

EDUCATIONAL SEMINAR FOR UKRAINIAN TEACHERS IN YAD VASHEM (JERUSALEM, ISRAEL)

“TKUMA” UKRAINIAN INSTITUTE FOR HOLOCAUST STUDIES

“TKUMA” UKRAINIAN INSTITUTE FOR HOLOCAUST STUDIES

PRESENTATION OF “TKUMA” INSTITUTE PUBLICATIONS  IN COOPERATION WITH THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE OF UKRAINE

During January 24–26, 2017 “Tkuma” Ukrainian Institute for Holocaust Studies and Museum “Jewish Memory and Holocaust in Ukraine” hosted educational Seminar “Educational Programs in Museum Space (Exchange of International Experience in Teaching Holocaust). The seminar gathered representatives of Jewish Museum Berlin, Museum “Topography of Terror”, “House of Wannsee Conference” (Germany), National Museum of History of Ukraine in World War II, Lviv National Art Gallery named after Voznytsky, National Museum of History of Ukraine, Dnipro Art Museum.

On January 20-22, 2017 Kyiv hosted all-Ukrainian Scholarly and Practical Seminar for history teachers Historical Narrative and the Methods of Oral History in Teaching World War II and the Holocaust History, organized by “Tkuma” Institute and the Holocaust Museum under support of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine.

On January 19-20, 2017 Kyiv hosted All-Ukrainian seminar for history teachers organized by “Tkuma” Institute and the Holocaust Museum and dedicated to International Holocaust Remembrance day.

On December 12-13, 2016 Vinnytsya hosted All-Ukrainian Scholarly and Practical Seminar for History teachers “Teaching World War II and the Holocaust History at School: Cooperation of Teacher and Archivist”, organized by “Tkuma” Institute, Museum “Jewish Memory and Holocaust in Ukraine” in collaboration with State Archive of Vinnytsya Region and Vinnytsya Academy of Continuous Education.

On December 6, 2016 regular pedagogical seminar organized by “Tkuma” Ukrainian Institute for Holocaust Studies in cooperation with Dnipro Regional Institute for Holocaust Studies was conducted. Teachers of Dnipro secondary schools became participants of the seminar. Program of the event included visit to Museum “Jewish Memory and Holocaust in Ukraine” (guided tour was organized by Dr. Iegor Vradiy, Head of Museum and Research Department) and discussion on the reforms of school education system in Ukraine. Interactive lesson was conducted by Dr. Igor Shchupak, Director of “Tkuma” Institute and the Holocaust Museum.

During the communication with the teachers the most topical issues were raised:

- the essence of the education reform, the issues of teacher qualifications and competence of students;

- Ukrainian vision of world history and significance of history for the present;

- cleaning of domestic history from the Soviet and modern Russian myths and falsifications: from the Middle Ages to World War Two and the Holocaust;

- analysis of teachers’ methodological mistakes;

- presentation of new editions by Prof. P-R. Magocsi and Prof. Y. Petrovsky-Shtern “Jews and Ukrainians: A Millennium of Co-Existence” and “Babyn Yar”, edited by Prof. P-R. Magocsi and Prof. V. Hrynevych.

At the end of the seminar Iryna Piskariova, “Tkuma” Institute Educational Programs Coordinator, conducted practical training on the use of visual sources during the history lessons.