“Protecting memory” project. Opening of the sites of memory dedicated to the victims of the Holocaust and Romani genocide
On 18-20 June 2019 opening ceremonies took place in six sites of memory out of 17 which are planned to be built in 13 localities within the “Protecting memory” project.
The project has been financed by the Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany since 2019 and it has an aim to show forgotten history of Jewish and Romani genocides in Ukraine as well as to protect the graves of the victims.
On 18-19 of June 2019 three opening ceremonies took place in three localities where Romani people were killed - Ivanopil town, Kalynivka village and Divoshyn village in Zhytomyr region.
On the 20th of June in the presence of the descendants of the Holocaust survivors the opening ceremony of the information steles took place in Kolodianka village and Liubar town. These were the places where mass killings of Jews occurred during the war.
The following opening ceremonies in nine other localities in eleven sites of memory dedicated to the memory of Jewish victims will be held in September 2019.
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Bulletin «Lessons of the Holocaust», № 3 (83), 2025
Dear colleagues! The fresh issue of information-pedagogical bulletin of UCHS «Lessons of the Holocaust», № 3 (83), July-September, 2025 has been published.
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Unveiling of the Stumbling Stone in honour of Serafima Kozachynska
On 16 October 2025, a Stumbling Stone was installed at 14 Ivan Mazepa Street in honour of Serafima Kozachynska. This is the thirteenth Stone on the map of Kyiv.
Thank you to everyone who came. Thank you for your flowers, words, and sincere involvement in preserving memory.
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The 14th Robert Kuvalek Seminar ‘The History of the Holocaust in Western Ukraine and Eastern Poland’
From 12 to 17 October 2025, Lviv and Lublin hosted the 14th Robert Kuvalek Seminar, “The History of the Holocaust in Western Ukraine and Eastern Poland.”
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Experienced history teachers — graduates of UCHS educational programs — took part in the event, supported by the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany and the Polish Institute in Kyiv. -
Stumbling Stone Unveiled in Honor of Klavdiia Vynokurova (Pianykh)
On 7 October 2025, a Stumbling Stone was unveiled in honour of Klavdiia Vynokurova (Pianykh). This is the twelfth Stumbling Stone installed in Kyiv. Despite the cool, rainy weather and air raid sirens, a large crowd gathered for the ceremony - people who came to honour the memory and show that the past continues to live alongside us.
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Research on the Jewish Historical and Cultural Heritage of Ukraine
On 1 October 2025, [the Judaica Department of the Manuscript Institute] at the V. I. Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine held a seminar entitled Research into the Jewish Historical and Cultural Heritage of Ukraine (on the 10th anniversary of the Ukrainian Association of Judaica).
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