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Teaching social studies in the conditions of war

On September 15, 2022, as part of the Adult Learners' Week, which is traditionally organized by the Department of Philosophy and Social and Humanitarian Disciplines of Zaporizhzhia Institute of Postgraduate Pedagogical Education, an informal meeting of professionals (MeetUp) was held to discuss the problem of "Teaching social disciplines in the conditions of armed international conflict", in which 78 scientists, methodologists and practicing teachers took part.

A representative of the working group "How to talk about the Holocaust after 24.02?" Mrs. Olena Savytska could participate thanks to the invitation of the organizer of this event, a participant in many projects of UCHS, associate professor of this department, Candidate of Historical Sciences Olga Sirtsova.

Mrs. Olena Savytska, a teacher of history and law at the Voznesensky Lyceum "Insite" of the Voznesensk City Council of the Mykolaiv region, presented methodological recommendations for teachers regarding the features of teaching the history of the Holocaust after February 24, 2022, developed by the working group of the Ukrainian Center for Holocaust Studies during this summer.

The participants of the event had a lively discussion about the appropriateness of using such terms as "Gauleiter" and "partisans" when considering the events of the russian-Ukrainian war.

We expect a digital edition of the methodological recommendations soon on the website of the Ukrainian Center for Holocaust Studies in the "Educational Publications" section.

Announcements

1/31/2026
Regulations of the XXVI I.B. Medvynsky All‑Ukrainian Competition of Student Research and Art Works “History and Lessons of the Holocaust” (2025–2026 Academic Year) [More]
1/27/2026
“HOLOCAUST COMMEMORATION AND THE UKRAINIAN SOCIETY: HERITAGE AND THE CHALLENGES OF TODAY” [More]
12/13/2025
Research Team Meeting for the Project “One Stone - One Life: 80 Stumbling Stones for Kyiv” [More]
11/23/2025
Scientific and Methodological Seminar for Ukrainian Educators at Yad Vashem [More]
10/28/2025
International Scholarly and Practical Conference “War in Historical and Individual Memory” [More]

12/18/2025
Research Team Meeting for the Project “One Stone - One Life: 80 Stumbling Stones for Kyiv”

On 13 December 2025, the first in‑person meeting of school research teams took place in Kyiv. These teams are currently studying the biographies for new Stumbling Stones. Five teams from Kyiv and one from Odesa - history teachers working together with their students - are each conducting their own research.
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12/10/2025
Mnemonika NGO Held a Workshop on Holocaust Remembrance and Related Educational Practices

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12/7/2025
Educational and Methodological Seminar for Ukrainian Educators at Yad Vashem (Jerusalem)

On 23–29 November 2025, a seminar for Ukrainian history teachers was held at the Yad Vashem Memorial. After a six‑year break, the Ukrainian Centre for Holocaust Studies resumed its annual teacher‑training programme in Jerusalem, one of its longest‑running educational initiatives, launched in 2006.
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12/5/2025
The “Remembrance in Dialogue” Educational Project for Ukrainian Teachers

On 19 November 2025, within the framework of the Remembrance in Dialogue project organized by Insha Osvita and Austausch, a workshop was held for school history teachers dedicated to researching and teaching local Holocaust histories. The project focuses on preserving the memory of the Holocaust during Russia’s war against Ukraine.
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12/3/2025
Blasphemy, Indifference, and Russian Propaganda: The Story of the Failed Creation of the Babyn Yar Museum

The Museum of the History of Kyiv has published a study by well-known Ukrainian historian Vitalii Nakhamanovych on the history of attempts to create a museum in Babyn Yar, the struggle for historical memory of this crime and tragedy in the history of Ukraine during World War II, a struggle that continues to this day.

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Teaching social studies in the conditions of war

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Research Team Meeting for the Project “One Stone - One Life: 80 Stumbling Stones for Kyiv”

Mnemonika NGO Held a Workshop on Holocaust Remembrance and Related Educational Practices

Educational and Methodological Seminar for Ukrainian Educators at Yad Vashem (Jerusalem)

The “Remembrance in Dialogue” Educational Project for Ukrainian Teachers

Blasphemy, Indifference, and Russian Propaganda: The Story of the Failed Creation of the Babyn Yar Museum