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Study - Trip “The Fate of Jewish Communities of Ukraine and France: A Comparison“

12/19/2016
Annual Seminar in Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Memorial de la Shoah

The annual educational and methodological study trip to Memorial de la Shoah for Ukrainian educators took place on 19-24 December 2016. It was commonly organized by Memorial de la Shoah (France) and UCHS.
15 participants had almost a week to visit memorial sites, exchange knowledge and experience with French colleagues, attend lectures and workshops by leading specialists
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12/14/2014
6th Annual Study-Trip for Ukrainian teachers to Memorial de la Shoah "The Fate of Jewish Communities in Ukraine and France: a Comparison".

Ukrainian Center for Holocaust Studies together with Memorial de la Shoah (Paris) held on 14-19 December 2014 the sixth annual research-educational seminar for Ukrainian educators on World War II and the Holocaust in Europe. The seminar took place in Memorial de la Shoah in Paris
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10/14/2012
Annual Study-Trip for Ukrainian teachers "The Fate of Jewish Communities in Ukraine and France: a Comparison".

Ukrainian Center for Holocaust Studies together with Memorial de la Shoah (Paris) held on 14-19 October 2012 the fifth annual research-educational seminar for Ukrainian teacher-trainers and NGO-leaders on World War II and the Holocaust in Europe. The seminar took place in Memorial de la Shoah in Paris. In the course of the seminar the participants attended lectures of well-known French and Ukrainian specialists, visited sites and museums of Paris connected to the history of the Holocaust, present their own contributions into Holocaust education
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10/2/2011
Annual Study-Trip for Ukrainian teachers "The Fate of Jewish Communities in Ukraine and France: a Comparison".

Ukrainian Center for Holocaust Studies together with Memorial de la Shoah (Paris) are holding on 2-7 October 2011 the fourth annual research-educational seminar for Ukrainian teacher-trainers and NGO-leaders on World War II and the Holocaust in Europe. The seminar will take place in Memorial de la Shoah in Paris.
In the course of the seminar the participants will be able to attend lectures of well-known French and Ukrainian specialists, visit sites and museums of Paris connected to the history of the Holocaust, present their own contributions into Holocaust education
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10/17/2010
Third Research Seminar on Comparing the History of the Holocaust in Ukraine and France

On 17 - 22 October 2010 Ukrainian Center for Holocaust Studies and the well-known European research, educational and memorial center "Memorial de la Shoah" in Paris have for the third time in a row held a research seminar for Ukrainian history teachers on comparing the fates of Jewish communities under the Nazi occupation and the Holocaust on Ukrainian and French territories. This way the Centre continued the cooperation with the French colleagues.
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10/5/2009
Second Research Seminar on Comparing the History of the Holocaust in Ukraine and France

On 5 - 9 October 2009 Ukrainian Center for Holocaust Studies and the well-known European research, educational and memorial center "Memorial de la Shoah" in Paris have for the second time held a research seminar for Ukrainian history teachers on comparing the fates of Jewish communities under the Nazi occupation and the Holocaust on Ukrainian and French territories. This way the Centre continued the cooperation with the French colleagues.
15 participants of this seminar represented eight regions of Ukraine (Chernihiv, Chernivtsi, Poltava, Kyiv, Sumy, Sebastopol, Lviv, Ternopil). Traditionally, below are some of their feedback essays in Ukrainian.
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11/24/2008
Educational Seminar on Comparative Studies of the Holocaust in Ukraine and France

The seminar was organized by Memorial de la Shoah in Paris and Ukrainian Center for Holocaust Studies under the support of ITF. Among the participants were 15 Ukrainian teachers of History and Humanities, previously acquainted with the history of the Holocaust in Europe and Ukraine and having already taken part in educational projects of Ukrainian Center for Holocaust Studies, Yad Vashem International School for Holocaust Studies and Belzec Memorial Museum.
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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

On 5-6 December 2025, Mnemonika NGO held a workshop in Rivne that brought together educators from across Ukraine to explore Holocaust remembrance, the local history of Sosonky, and contemporary approaches to teaching sensitive topics.
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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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Study - Trip “The Fate of Jewish Communities of Ukraine and France: A Comparison“

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