Projects for School and University Students
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On October 1, 2025, Dr. Igor Shchupak gave a lecture for students of the History Faculty of Y. Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University on the: “There is no pain of someone else people. The Holocaust in the context of other genocides.” The event was held as part of a joint project of the Tkuma Institute, the Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine, and the Yad Vashem Memorial Institute of Catastrophe and Heroism (Israel) “Holocaust studies in Ukraine for the formation the atmosphere of tolerance".
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“Tkuma” Ukrainian Institute for Holocaust Studies continues its systematic work on researching the Holocaust history and genocides of the 20th century, understanding their lessons to form an atmosphere of tolerance, interethnic understanding, and the development of critical thinking among students.
In early June, a Summer School was held at the Nyzhnoduvansky Lyceum, aimed at overcoming educational losses caused by the full-scale war and supporting students in restoring their academic skills and knowledge.
Read more: Holocaust history lessons for schoolchildren from Luhansk region
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On April 21, an integrated online lesson dedicated to the Holocaust history and genocides was held at the Ivan Bohun Kyiv Military Lyceum. The event combined literature and history, creating a platform for understanding the tragic pages of the 20th century.
Read more: Integrated online lesson on the Holocaust history and genocides
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On November 14, the Prestige Lyceum (Rivne) hosted a lesson on “Genocides, World Wars in History, and the Modern Russian-Ukrainian War.” The history lesson for students in grades 10-11 was conducted by Dr. Igor Shchupak.
During the 45 minutes of the lesson, high school students were not passive listeners but had the opportunity to participate in the discussion of current issues. Students expressed their own position and attitude to current events with interest, which they directly experienced from their own experience. The students themselves identified and drew parallels between modern events related to the Russian-Ukrainian war and the events of World War II. They spoke about the features of genocide as a phenomenon, about the need to condemn totalitarian regimes, about the Holocaust as an example of classic genocide and compared it with genocidal actions during modern wars.
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On November 1, the director of “Tkuma” Institute, Dr. Igor Shchupak, held an educational meeting with students and teaching staff of the Yuriy Lypa Ukrainian Heritage School in Toronto (Canada).
Thanks to the organizational support of the school principal, Ms. Oksana Sokolyk, an educational lesson was held dedicated to the modern Russian-Ukrainian war and its reflection in Ukrainian history textbooks. School students have long been using textbooks from the Ukrainian Educational Publishing Center "Orion" and historical atlases created with the participation of the leading Ukrainian cartographer Iryna Rudenko. These educational materials are used not only in Canada, but also in many Ukrainian schools in Bulgaria, Estonia, Poland, Slovakia, the USA and other countries.
Read more: Educational meeting at the Yuriy Lypa Ukrainian Heritage School (Toronto, Canada)