New publications by Ukrainian Center for Holocaust Studies
In the series “Library of the Holocaust Memoirs” of UCHS the Ukrainian edition of the diary by Michael Diment, a native from the village Svynyuhy (now Pryvitne, Lokachy region, Volhyn oblast) who survived the Holocaust in Volhyn, was published. In the 1970s and 1980s the diary was translated from Yiddish into English by his son Shmuel Yahalom. “The Lone Survivor: A Diary of the Lukacze Ghetto and Svyniukhy” , edited by Shalom Yahalom (Diment), Ukrainian Center for Holocaust Studies, 2016, 200 p.
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Righteous Among the Nations. The Ukrainian Dimension
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On 6 May 2025, a public discussion 80th Anniversary of the Victory over Nazism: What Role Does the Memory of the Second World War Play in Modern Ukraine? took place at the press centre of the Ukraine Crisis Media Center. The event was organised by the Ukrainian Institute of National Memory.
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Day of Remembrance and Victory over Nazism
On May 8, we commemorate the Day of Remembrance and Victory over Nazism and the end of World War II in Europe. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the war's end and the 12th year of russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine.
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International scientific and methodological seminar “History of genocides in Ukraine: study of experience and contemporary challenges”
Starting in 2022, the UCHS, in cooperation and with funding from the Shoah Memorial (Paris), has been conducting scientific seminars for educators in Ukraine on topics related to the history and memory of genocides on the territory of Ukraine in the global context. The speakers at the seminar are Ukrainian and French scholars. The working languages of the event are Ukrainian and French with simultaneous translation.
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Online course: “Methodology of Teaching about the History of the Holocaust in Secondary School”. Authors of the Educational Modules
The UCHS continues to work on the creation of an online course Methodology of Teaching about the History of the Holocaust in Secondary School. The authors of this course are well-known Ukrainian history teachers, history teaching methodologists, and scholars.
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