Український центр вивчення Голокосту

Research team needed for “One Stone, One Life: 80 Stumbling Stones for Kyiv” Project

If you are a teacher, lecturer, student, staff member of an educational center, informal education organization, or a civic initiative working with teenagers — we invite you to join!

Here’s what awaits you in the project:

- History brought to life. You’ll explore the story of a real person whose fate was tied to Babyn Yar and the years of Nazi occupation in Kyiv (1941–1943).

- Hands-on learning with historians. Discover how to work with historical documents, archives, and personal memoirs — guided by experienced experts.

- Mentorship and support. You won’t be alone: a dedicated mentor will accompany you every step of the way.

- Living memory. Take part in preparing and attending the opening ceremony of a Stumbling Stone.

- Inspiring encounters. Join educational events that will leave a lasting impression.

Team format: 1 teacher or lecturer + 2–4 pupils or students

Your team. Your story. Your Stumbling Stone.

Application deadline: 9 September 2025

You can fill out the application form here: https://forms.gle/EsSs9o3FCQNrHotJA

Only 6 teams will be able to take part in the project! Don't miss your chance!

For more details on the terms and conditions of participation, please visit: https://kyivstones.org/materials-and-contacts-for-media/

The project was initiated by the German Embassy in Kyiv / Deutsche Botschaft Kyjiw and implemented by the Ukrainian Centre for Holocaust Studies in cooperation with the Educational Centre Space of Tolerance and the Kyiv City State Administration.

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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

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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Research team needed for “One Stone, One Life: 80 Stumbling Stones for Kyiv” Project

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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