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On June 27, David Lau, chief Ashkenaz rabbi of Israel visited Museum “Jewish Memory and Holocaust in Ukraine” within the framework of his few-day visit to Dnipro. Pinchas Althohyz, head of the Chief Rabbi of Israel and the Rabbi of Cholon apparatus, as well as Shmuel Kaminetzky, chief rabbi of Dnipro and the region, accompanied him. The guest paid particular attention to the exhibitions associated with the emergence and spread of the Hasidic currents, the traditions of the Jews lives in Ukraine, the fate of political repressions victims in 1930’s. (in particular – Levi Yitzchak Schneerson, Dnipropetrovsk chief rabbi). The honored guest was impressed by the level of the Museum development.
Read more: Chief Rabbi of Israel visited Dnipro Jewish community and the Holocaust Museum
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On June 20–21, the first meeting of the Oral History Club, initiated by the Ukrainian Institute of National Remembrance was held in Zaporizhzhia. The event was held at the historical faculty of Zaporizhzhia National University. The aim of the new Ukrainian Institute of National Remembrance project is to share experiences on the oral history promotion. Therefore, various topics of the theory and practice of gathering and publishing oral testimony have become cross-cutting topics for discussion during the club meeting. Ethical issues of popularizing stories, the limit of privacy and publicity in the process of promulgating memories, the problem of their verification were also discussed. Dr. Olena Ishchenko, researcher of “Tkuma” Institute. was invited to participate in the club meeting.
Read more: The meeting of the Oral History Club was held in Zaporizhzhia
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During June 21–23, “Tkuma” Ukrainian Institute for Holocaust Studies participated in the International Book Festival “Book Space-2019”, organized in Dnipro on the Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration initiative.
Read more: "Tkuma" Institute participated in book forum "Book Space" in Dnipro
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On June 19, the first meeting of Dniprovsky Historical Seminar was held at D. Yavornytsky Dnipropetrovsk National Historical Museum – “Tkuma” Institute implemented this new project together with partners – museum, scientific and educational organizations of Dnipro and the region. The aim of the seminar is professional development, professional development of museum staff, historians, archivists through familiarization with new approaches in history methodology and in museum work. The relevance of Dniprovsky Historical Seminar work is primarily in the need to overcome non-scientific and pro-Soviet approaches in the creation of museum exhibitions and organization of excursions, in educational work.
Read more: The first meeting of Dniprovsky Historical Seminar
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During June 10-14, the 21st regular meeting of the Polish-Ukrainian Committee of Experts on school history and geography textbooks content improving was held in Krakow (Poland). Marek Kornat (Committee co-chairman), extraordinary professor and head of History of diplomacy and totalitarian system department at the Institute of History of the Polish Academy of Science, head of History of international relations department at Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University, habilitated doctor; Michal Sadlowski (Committee secretary); Marek Barwiński, extraordinary professor of University of Lodz, habilitated doctor; Piotr Krol, scholarly secretary of University of Warsaw Institute of History, doctor of history, Grzegorz Motyka, director of the Institute of Political Studies of the Polish Academy of Science, professor, habilitated doctor; Karol Sanojca, professor of the University of Wroclaw, habilitated doctor, were the representatives of the Polish side.
Read more: The 21st meeting of the Polish-Ukrainian Committee of Experts was held in Krakow