“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

"Tkuma" Institute has experience in organization and conduction of educational events for school and university students, school teachers. In cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, regional institutes of advanced teacher training, "Tkuma" Institute organized special system of seminars for improvement of teachers' skills.

"Tkuma" Institute has unique experience in creating textbooks. School History textbooks created by "Tkuma" Institute won All-Ukrainian State Contests and were released in hundreds of thousands of copies.

"Tkuma" Institute effectively cooperates with regional office of Junior Academy of Sciences. On the base of "Tkuma" Institute winter and summer sessions of JAS are conducted. During this events school students have an opportunity to work with the Holocaust museum holdings, consult the Institute and Museum research associates and meet famous Ukrainian and foreign scholars.

On October 19 and 21, 2015 “Tkuma” Institute for Holocaust Studies Research Associates conducted mobile exhibitions for pupils of two schools of Dnipropetrovsk. The exhibitions were devoted to two dates important for our city – mass extermination of Dnipropetrovsk Jews on October 13-14, 1941, and liberation of the city on October 25, 1943.

On October 19 2015 “Tkuma” Institute for Holocaust Studies Research Associates conducted mobile exhibitions for pupils of Dnipropetrovsk. The exhibitions were devoted to two dates important for our city – mass extermination of Dnipropetrovsk Jews on October 13-14, 1941, and liberation of the city on October 25, 1943. On October 19 mobile exhibitions were presented to the pupils of 9 and 11 forms of gymnasium. During the event Iryna Radchenko and Maryna Strilchuk, “Tkuma” Institute Research Associates, showing to children exhibition posters devoted to Dnipropetrovsk during the Nazi occupation and the Righteous among the Nations, talked with pupils about the World War II and the Holocaust, discussed the heroism of those who risked their own lives and the lives of their relatives while saving their Jewish neighbors

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On September 29 – October 1, 2015 in Chernivtsi “Tkuma” Institute in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine conducted All-Ukrainian Pedagogical Seminar on teaching multicultural and regional aspects of World War II and the Holocaust history in secondary schools in 2015-2016 academic year.

30 teachers from all over Ukraine came to Chernivtsi to discuss these important and topical issues of history teaching and to share their own experience with colleagues.

After the grand opening, series of sessions of seminar participants was held. In particular, during the first day of the seminar Rayisa Yevtushenko, Chief Specialist of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, presented informative report devoted to current problems of history teaching in secondary schools of Ukraine in 2015-2016 academic year. Igor Shchupak described theoretical and practical aspects of teaching World War II and the Holocaust history during today’s ideological war against Ukraine. Oleg Surovtsev, Candidate of Historical Sciences, Associate Professor of Department of History of Ukraine of Chernivtsi National University and Vasyl Fedorak, Methodologist of Chernivtsi Regional Institute of Advances Teacher Training, devoted their reports to multiculturalism and the history of Bukovina and Chernivtsi as well as educational and methodological work in a multicultural environment of Bukovina.

During the seminar teachers had opportunity to participate in the opening of the 18 Meeting of the Ukrainian-Polish Committee of Experts on the Improvement of School Textbooks on History and Geography (you can find more details on this event in this issue), as well as reports and presentations, accompanied by open discussions. At the end the “round table” dedicated to the exchange of experiences in educational work in a multicultural environment was conducted.

Participants were also greatly impressed by cultural program and visits to Chernivtsi National University (the building is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List), tours of Chernivtsi and Khotyn fortress.

“It was very useful, very interesting and not just informative, but also emotionally intense. The fact that “Tkuma” Institute holds similar seminars in different cities of Ukraine, combining them with major international events, enabling teachers to delve deeper into the context of modern scientific community as well as professional debates and discussions and opportunity to expand our world view makes these meetings extremely important form of professional development”

Oleksandra Bykova, secondary school teachers from Kirovohrad city

 

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On September 28-29, 2015 in Chernivtsi the final of the XII International Creative Works Contest for Pupils, Students and Teachers “Lessons of War and Holocaust – Lessons of Tolerance” was conducted. The event was organized by “Tkuma” Ukrainian Institute for Holocaust Studies and Museum “Jewish Memory and Holocaust in Ukraine” under the support of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine. This year the Contest was devoted to the 74 anniversary of Babi Yar tragedy.

More than 50 teachers, pupils and students from different educational institutions from various regions of Ukraine including Luhansk and Donetsk regions and AR Crimes participated in this year’s Contest.

Among the students in the nomination “Exploratory Research” the 1 place was won by Bohdana Chopaliuk, student of the Faculty of Philology of Yu. Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University, who presented the documentary “Ungathered bouquet, unsung song”. The 2 place was taken by Kostyantyn Meshko, student of the Faculty of History of Dnipropetrovsk National University, who presented historical and journalistic essay “Flowers on a Hot Stone” and Mykola Asanishvili, student of the Faculty of History of Donetsk National University with creative work “War: Heroism, Betrayal, Adaptation”.

Among pupils in the nomination “Multimedia Project” the 1 place was taken by Mykola Ilashchyk andViktor Paskar for the development of interactive map “Deportation of the Jews of Ukraine” (Chernivtsi specialized schools # 41). In the nomination “Exploratory Research” the 1 place was won by Vlada Kosyachenko, who presented the work “My Reflections on the Diary of Anne Frank” (Stavy school, Kyiv region) andAnastasiya Protchenko with research “The Memory Must Not Be Selective: the Forgotten History of Kryvyi Rih” (Kryvyi Rih Coty gymnasium). The 2 place was taken byKateryna Horbachovaand her research “Children and War: Understanding the Lessons of History” (Mariupol secondary school #44) and Oksana Sirchenko with the research “Childhood, Burnt by War” (Novohrodivska secondary school #10, Donetsk region). The 3 place was shared between Serhiy Podtynchenkowith research “Ukrainians – Righteous among the Nations” (Odesa specialized school #35) andYana Oleksenko, who researched the Holocaust in Zolotonosha region.

In nomination “Creative Skills” the 1 place was taken by Svitlana Predko (Dnipropetrovsk financial and economical lyceum)with graphics “We Remember” and Yuliya Pototska (Lubny specialized school #6, Poltava region), who presented a series of paintings (triptych) “Children and War: Understanding the Lessons of History”.

Teachers also presented their diverse works. In the nomination “Multimedia Project” places were divided as follows: the 1 place was won by Oleh Rudyi for the development of the electronic manual “Holocaust History” (history teacher, Khmelnytsky specialized school #8). The 2 place was taken by Tetiana Kosenko, who presented WEB-quest “The Holocaust - the Evil Age” (history teacher, Lysychansk secondary school #8). The 3 place was won by Oleksandr Shcherbyna for the documentary “The Unknown Story of Native City” (Director of Shchors District gymnasium, Chernihiv region.)

In the nomination “Pedagogical Skills” the 1 place was shared by Tetiana Lanevska with methodological development on Holocaust history lesson (history teacher, Kupyansk secondary school #6), Natalya Herasym with lesson plan “Holocaust in Bukovyna” (history teacher, Chernivtsi specialized school #41) and Olena Oryshkevych and her methodological development “Memory is knocking on the heart” (history teachers, Volyn region).

Olha Kucher, secondary school teacher from Sevastopol, who presented learning materials for educational classes on Holocaust for pupils of 5-6 forms “Without the Past There Is No Future”, became the diplomant of the Contest.

Finalists for this year’s Contest participated in intense program that included meetings with famous scholars and educators, discussions and excursions. The Final was held simultaneously with the work of Ukrainian-Polish Committee, so pupils, students and teachers had an opportunity to meet leading Ukrainian and Polish scholars, educators and authors of textbooks.

In addition, the finalists took part in ceremonies dedicated to Babi Yar Remembrance Day. On September 30 participants laid flowers to the memorial sign where during the Second World War ghetto was located.

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On November 6, 2015 Dr Igor Shchupak, "Tkuma"  Institute and the Holocaust Museum Director, conducted lesson "Ukraine Today" for pupils of the tenth form of Educational Complex #148 (Dnipropetrovsk). The lesson was conducted in the form of interactive lecture-discussion, during which students actively participated in the discussion of a wide range of issues related to the current political situation in Ukraine and the world.