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One Stone - One Life: 80 Stumbling Stones for Kyiv. Cleaning the Stumbling Stones

On June 11, 2026, passersby noticed two Stumbling Stones shining brighter, with fresh yellow flowers nearby. A group of four students, researchers, and activists had cleaned them.

The Stone for Heorhii Brif, located near the State Polytechnic Museum, had been temporarily removed during pipeline repairs but is now reinstalled. Thanks to Director Nataliia Pysarevska and her team, it was placed in a safer location to avoid future dismantling.

Heorhii Brif’s biography was researched in 2020-2021 by lecturer Neliia Hryshchenko and her students. Today, she has formed a new student team that cares for his Stone and has begun studying the life of his wife, Rosalia.

The group also visited the Stone for Petro Chetverikov, discussed his story, and met with Oleksandra from the library PR team, who helped organize its installation in September 2025. We are grateful to the Shevchenko Children’s Library for their support.

If you wish to join future cleanings or become a Stone caretaker, please contact us and join the community channel.

The project is initiated by [the Embassy of Germany in Kyiv] and implemented by the Ukrainian Center for Holocaust Studies in cooperation with [the Educational Center Space of Tolerance] and the Kyiv City State Administration.

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3/15/2026
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2/12/2026
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7/11/2026
New Publication of the Ukrainian Center for Holocaust Studies

Ukrainian Society and Holocaust Memory: Challenges in Times of War. Papers of the 19th Round Table for the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Kyiv, January 27, 2026 / compiled by A. Podolskyi. Kyiv: Ukrainian Center for Holocaust Studies, 2026. 96 pp.
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6/26/2026
Learning from the Past - Acting for the Future. Training on Holocaust History and Human Rights. Seminar in Lithuania

The Olga Lengyel Institute (TOLI), together with the International Commission in Lithuania and the Jewish Community of Lithuania, held a five‑day seminar in Vilnius: “Learning from the Past – Acting for the Future.” The program brought together educators from across Lithuania, Ukraine, and Poland to deepen their understanding of the Holocaust, antisemitism, human rights, and effective teaching practices.
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6/19/2026
One Stone - One Life: 80 Stumbling Stones for Kyiv. Cleaning the Stumbling Stones

On June 11, 2026, passersby noticed two Stumbling Stones shining brighter, with fresh yellow flowers nearby. A group of four students, researchers, and activists had cleaned them.
[More]
6/12/2026
Meeting of the Research Teams for the "One Stone, One Life" Project

On June 9, 2026, the Maidan Museum's Information and Exhibition Center in Kyiv hosted the final meeting of the research teams for the international project One Stone, One Life: 80 Stumbling Stones for Kyiv. Six teams of young researchers gathered to review their work since October, joined by speakers Oleksandr Voroniuk, Nadiia Ufimtseva, and Anatolii Podolskyi.
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One Stone - One Life: 80 Stumbling Stones for Kyiv. Cleaning the Stumbling Stones

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New Publication of the Ukrainian Center for Holocaust Studies

History of the Genocides in Ukraine: Learning from Experience and Challenges of Modernity Seminars in Odesa and Kyiv

Learning from the Past - Acting for the Future. Training on Holocaust History and Human Rights. Seminar in Lithuania

One Stone - One Life: 80 Stumbling Stones for Kyiv. Cleaning the Stumbling Stones

Meeting of the Research Teams for the "One Stone, One Life" Project