XV Annual I.B. Medvinsky All-Ukrainian Students’ Competition of Research and Art Works “History and Lessons of the Holocaust”
16-18 May 2015 was marked by the annual competition of students’ research and art works on the Holocaust taking place in Kyiv. This year over 50 participants have made it to the final part, all students of secondary educational establishments representing 12 oblasts of Ukraine. Next to them were represented some of their peers from Belarus and Moldova. In total the competition gathered over a 100 people: the participants, their tutors and the jury comprised of Ukrainian researchers and educators.
Following the tradition the competition in 2015 was held by Ukrainian Center for Holocaust Studies with the support of Euro-Asian Jewish Congress and the Embassy of the State of Israel; however, this year’s event was also supported by the Council of Europe Office in Ukraine and EVZ Foundation.
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