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IN MEMORIAM of Larysa Volovyk (1939-2023)

On July 14, 2023, Larysa Faliivna Volovyk, Merited Culture Worker of Ukraine, founder of the first Kharkiv Holocaust Museum in Ukraine, passed away.
Her main work was focused on preserving the memory of the Nazi genocide against the Jews of Ukraine during World War II. In 1996, she founded the first non-governmental Holocaust museum in Ukraine in Kharkiv and was its permanent director. For almost thirty years she headed the Righteous Among the Nations Program. According to the documents she prepared, about 90 Kharkiv residents were awarded the honorary title of Righteous Among the Nations of Ukraine.
The Ukrainian Center for Holocaust Studies has been cooperating with Ms. Larysa for many years in the field of preserving and honoring the memory of Holocaust victims in Ukraine.

She was awarded the title of Merited Culture Worker of Ukraine, the Honorary Diploma of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, the Acknowledgment of the Prime Minister of Ukraine (twice), the Certificate of Honor of the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine, and the Certificates of Honor of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration (twice) and so many others.

A memorial service for Larysa Volovyk took place on July 16 at the cemetery in Herzliya, Israel.
We express our sincere condolences to the family and friends of Larysa Volovyk.

Biography of Larysa Volovyk

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5/15/2026
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4/10/2026
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]
3/15/2026
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2/12/2026
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8/1/2026
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7/26/2026
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7/11/2026
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Ukrainian Society and Holocaust Memory: Challenges in Times of War. Papers of the 19th Round Table for the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Kyiv, January 27, 2026 / compiled by A. Podolskyi. Kyiv: Ukrainian Center for Holocaust Studies, 2026. 96 pp.
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7/8/2026
History of the Genocides in Ukraine: Learning from Experience and Challenges of Modernity Seminars in Odesa and Kyiv

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6/26/2026
Learning from the Past - Acting for the Future. Training on Holocaust History and Human Rights. Seminar in Lithuania

The Olga Lengyel Institute (TOLI), together with the International Commission in Lithuania and the Jewish Community of Lithuania, held a five‑day seminar in Vilnius: “Learning from the Past – Acting for the Future.” The program brought together educators from across Lithuania, Ukraine, and Poland to deepen their understanding of the Holocaust, antisemitism, human rights, and effective teaching practices.
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IN MEMORIAM of Larysa Volovyk (1939-2023)

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Bulletin «Lessons of the Holocaust», № 2 (86), 2026

Public Project “Research Space”

New Publication of the Ukrainian Center for Holocaust Studies

History of the Genocides in Ukraine: Learning from Experience and Challenges of Modernity Seminars in Odesa and Kyiv

Learning from the Past - Acting for the Future. Training on Holocaust History and Human Rights. Seminar in Lithuania