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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]

5/27/2026
International Scientific-Practical Conference “Unity in Diversity: The Historical, Socio-Cultural and Geopolitical Dimension of the EU’s Core Idea for Ukraine”

On May 14-15, 2026, Oles Honchar Dnipro National University hosted the International Scientific-Practical Conference Unity in Diversity: The Historical, Socio-Cultural and Geopolitical Dimension of the EU’s Core Idea for Ukraine. The event was held within the Erasmus+ Jean Monnet Module project European Multiculturalism as an Experience and a Path for Ukraine’s European Integration with financial support from the European Union.
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5/21/2026
The XXVI I.B. Medvynsky All Ukrainian Competition of Student Research and Art Works “History and Lessons of the Holocaust”

On May 16-17, 2026, Kyiv hosted the XXVI I.B. Medvynsky All‑Ukrainian Competition of Student Research and Art Works History and Lessons of the Holocaust. This year, 106 entries were submitted from across Ukraine, with 52 reaching the final stage. Nearly 100 participants from 14 regions took part.
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5/14/2026
Day of Remembrance for Ukrainians Who Rescued Jews During World War II

On the Day of Remembrance for Ukrainians who rescued Jews during World War II, Anatolii Podolskyi, Director of the Ukrainian Center for Holocaust Studies, took part in a conversation on Radio Kultura.
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5/10/2026
Unveiling of the Stumbling Stone in honour of Isaak Libovych

On May 6, Kyiv unveiled its 15th Stumbling Stone in honour of Isaak Libovych. The ceremony, held on the Day of Remembrance and Victory over Nazism, was part of the international project One Stone - One Life. 80 Stumbling Stones for Kyiv.
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5/7/2026
Exhibition “(No) Children’s Stories” in Kovel

After its run in Kyiv in April, the exhibition (No) Children’s Stories will be hosted in Kovel from May 5 to 22, 2026. Created by the Ukrainian Center for Holocaust Studies with support from the international project Paths of Memory III.
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A new academic publication on Holocaust history in Ukraine

Announcements

Latest News

International Scientific-Practical Conference “Unity in Diversity: The Historical, Socio-Cultural and Geopolitical Dimension of the EU’s Core Idea for Ukraine”

The XXVI I.B. Medvynsky All Ukrainian Competition of Student Research and Art Works “History and Lessons of the Holocaust”

Day of Remembrance for Ukrainians Who Rescued Jews During World War II

Unveiling of the Stumbling Stone in honour of Isaak Libovych

Exhibition “(No) Children’s Stories” in Kovel