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On May 07, Commemoration Ceremony organized by the Israeli Cultural Center and dedicated to Yom HaZikaron – Memorial Day for the Fallen Soldiers of Israel and Victims of Terrorism was held in Dnipro. This day is celebrated every year on the eve of the Independence Day of Israel. Viacheslav Smotkin, second secretary of Embassy of Israel, director of the Israeli cultural center in Dnipro, Shmuel Kaminetzki, chief rabbi of Dnipro and the region, Raffael Heltzer, head of «Sohnut-Ukraine» office in Dnipro, Oleh Rostovtsev, city mayor's adviser, Dr. Igor Shchupak, director of "Tkuma" Institute and the Holocaust Museum made a speeches at the Ceremony. Oleksandr Fridkis, head of religious community affairs read the memorial prayer.
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On May 02, Dnipro joined to the Holocaust remembrance ceremony dedicated to Yom HaShoah (The Day of the Catastrophe and the heroism of European Jewry). Thanks to «Nativ» Israeli Cultural Center and its head – Viacheslav Smotkin, second secretary Embassy of Israel in Ukraine, Dnipro Jewish Community and its rabbi
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On April 04–05, annual scientific and practical conference "Zaporizhzhia Jewish Readings - 2019" was held in Zaporizhzhia at Zaporizhzhia National University. «Tkuma» Ukrainian Institute for Holocaust Studies, Museum «Jewish memory and Holocaust in Ukraine» and Zaporizhzhia National University became the organizers of the event.
Read more: Annual Scientific and Practical Conference "Zaporizhzhia Jewish Readings - 2019"
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On April 02, the round table on: «Xenophobia as a threat to the multi-ethnic and religious world in Ukraine and the challenge of creating a modern Ukrainian nation» was held at the Islamic Cultural Center (Dnipro). The participants discussed xenophobia as a social phenomenon, which is caused by economic, political and cultural factors, gave the examples of manifestations of xenophobia in Ukraine and in the world, offered actions to combat and prevent this phenomenon.
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On March 25–27, final of V All-Ukrainian student Olympiad on Hebrew and Hebrew literature was held in Dnipro. Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, Institute of Education Content Modernization, department of education and science of Dnipropetrovsk regional state administration, Dniprovska academy of continuing education, «Beit-Hana» international humanitarian and pedagogical institute, «Tkuma» Ukrainian institute for Holocaust studies were the organizers of the Olympiad.