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We regret to inform that today, October 15, Arkadii Monastyrskyi - public figure, President of the Jewish Forum of Ukraine, Chairman of the Board of the Jewish Fund of Ukraine, Chairman of the Public Council under the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine - passed away. He was one of the founders of the public movement for the revival of Jewish culture in Ukraine.
He was 56 years old.
"Tkuma" Institute and the Holocaust Museum express sincere condolences to relatives and friends.
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On October 09, 2017, Museum "Jewish Memory and Holocaust in Ukraine" was visited by famous Israely "7th channel", broadcasting for more than 15 million people from many countries of the world. Video tour through the Holocaust Museum and interviews with the chief rabbi of the Dnipro city and region Shmuel Kaminezki and the director of "Tkuma" Ukrainian Institute for Holocaust Studies and the Holocaust Museum Dr. Igor Shchupak, were recorded.
Read more: Visit of Journalists Representing the 7th Channel of Israel
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On September 28, 2017 Museum “Jewish Memory and Holocaust in Ukraine” and “Tkuma” Ukrainian Institute for Holocaust Studies welcomed participants of the 7th International Conference of Urban Geographers. This year the conference was held in three cities – Kyiv, Dnipro and Kryvyi Rih – and was devoted to the theme of the transformation of urban space in post-communist countries. Famous geography scholars from all over the world came to Dnipro.
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During September 19-22, 2017, Dnipro welcomed all-Ukrainian workshop for heads of territorial offices of Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine “Modern Forms of Partnership Cooperation between JAS Educational Institutions in the Context of the Formation of Innovative Competencies of Teachers and Students”. Heads of all territorial offices of JAS, Head of JAS of Ukraine, and Heads of the Department of Education of Dnipropetrovsk Region discussed ways of attracting young people to scholarly, search, and creative work. Dr. Igor Shchupak, director of “Tkuma” Institute and Museum “Jewish Memory and Holocaust in Ukraine” delivered a speech during the opening ceremony.
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On September 16, 2017 within the framework of the 24th Lviv Book Forum “Tkuma” Ukrainian Institute for Holocaust Studies presented several editions, dedicated to the history of World War II and the Holocaust in Ukraine and Europe. Dr. Igor Shchupak, “Tkuma” Institute and the Holocaust Museum Director, Dr. Iegor Vradii, Head of Museum Research Department, Anna Medvedovska, executive editor of “Tkuma” Institute Scholarly Journal participated in the event, moderated by Ukrainian journalist, public activist, historian and translator Andrii Pavlyshyn and Dr. Igor Shchupak.
Read more: New Editions of “Tkuma” Institute Presented at Lviv Book Forum