Webinar "Work of memory. Working with memorials"
September 25, 2020, the webinar "Work of memory. Working with memorials" dedicated to the 79th anniversary of the Babyn Yar tragedy was organized for teachers from Kyiv.
The webinar was held by the Ukrainian Center for Holocaust Studies and supported by Borys Hrinchenko Kyiv University Postgraduate Studies Institute.
The head of the Historical and Social Studies department, prof. Felix Levitas and the head of the UCHS, Dr. Anatolii Podolskyi delivered speeches on essential matters concerning working with collective memory.
The host of the meeting Olha Limonova (the Formal Education department coordinator) involved the participants in a discussion regarding the Babyn Yar memorialization and shared different teaching techniques the participants could use with their students to commemorate the victims of Babyn Yar.
Announcements
MoreLatest News
-
Righteous Among the Nations. The Ukrainian Dimension
14 May – Day of Remembrance for Ukrainians Who Saved Jews During World War II
On 14 May, we honour the heroism and humanity of Ukrainians who risked their lives to save Jewish families from Nazi persecution -
80th Anniversary of Victory over Nazism: What Role Does the Memory of World War II Play in Ukraine
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.
[More] -
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.
[More] -
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.
[More] -
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.
[More]