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A new academic publication on Holocaust history in Ukraine

Before and during the retreat of the Wehrmacht 1943/44 Ukraine became an arena of mass violence. Until spring 1944, Wehrmacht units, police, SS and SD began committing mass killings in different manners. As a part of the guerilla-war concept (Bandenkampf) they burned down villages and killed or deported their residents, stole their food and products.

Among others, the book “Ukraine 1944/45. Loyalty and Violence during the turning point of the war” (original: “Loyalitäten und Gewalt im Kontext der Kriegswende”) by the German writer Johannes Spohr deals with various collective and individual reactions of Ukraines population towards the turning point of the war.

Due to various reasons, more and more people changed to the Soviet force in 1943, the author calls this process re-Sovietization.

On the other hand, during this period many Ukrainians joined the Wehrmacht or fled to the west. It was from the very beginning of the war that Ukrainians were drawn to build formations, which supported the occupational force, for example the Ukrainian auxiliary police.

Such formations supported the further polarization of Ukrainian people.

Announcements

5/15/2026
International Research-Practical Conference “Unity in Diversity: The Historical, Socio-Cultural and Geopolitical Dimension of the EU’s Core Idea for Ukraine” [More]
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
Call for Applications: International Seminar ‘The Holocaust as a Starting Point’ [More]
2/12/2026
THE HOLOCAUST AS A STARTING POINT Ukrainian teachers training in France [More]
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]

4/20/2026
Bulletin «Lessons of the Holocaust», № 1 (85), 2026

Dear colleagues! The fresh issue of information-pedagogical bulletin of UCHS «Lessons of the Holocaust», № 1 (85), January-March, 2026 has been published.
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4/15/2026
Public Discussion: “The Call: Rethinking Ukrainian Jewry”

On April 10, 2026, a discussion was held at the Sens bookstore in Kyiv, organized by Hromadske Radio in partnership with UNESCO Ukraine. The event explored the history of Ukrainian-Jewish relations, cultural influences, shared traumas, and identity formation.
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4/9/2026
Cleaning Stumbling Stones in Kyiv

On April 4, 2026, the first cleaning of Stumbling Stones this year took place in Kyiv. Twelve participants joined the action within the memorial project One Stone - One Life. 80 Stumbling Stones for Kyiv.
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4/6/2026
TOLI Impact Grants 2024–2025: International Report Published

The Ukrainian Center for Holocaust Studies warmly congratulates the teachers who implemented projects during the 2024-2025 academic year within the framework of the TOLI Impact Grants. Altogether, 168 educators from across Europe took part in this transformative process, bringing Holocaust and human rights education into their classrooms.
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4/3/2026
Open Lecture at the Donetsk Regional Institute of Postgraduate Pedagogical Education

On April 2, 2026, an online lecture was held in Kramatorsk as part of the series “Historical Education for All. Myths and Facts: Between Legend and Reality.”
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A new academic publication on Holocaust history in Ukraine

Announcements

Latest News

Bulletin «Lessons of the Holocaust», № 1 (85), 2026

Public Discussion: “The Call: Rethinking Ukrainian Jewry”

Cleaning Stumbling Stones in Kyiv

TOLI Impact Grants 2024–2025: International Report Published

Open Lecture at the Donetsk Regional Institute of Postgraduate Pedagogical Education