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On June 11, draft decision "On street renaming in Novomoskovsk" was published by Novomoskovsk city council. According to it, reviewed the letter of “Tkuma” Ukrainian Institute for Holocaust Studies («Revival»), taking into account the public discussion protocol on the renaming of Schmidt Street in Novomoskovsk, Novomoskovsk city council decided to rename the Schmidt Street on the Natalia Levchenko Street – Righteous Among the Nations, who during the Holocaust rescued a Jew from the death.
Read more: The street in honor of the Righteousness among the Nations was renamed in Novomoskovsk
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On June 07, meeting with Y. Petrovsky-Shtern (Northwestern University, Chicago, USA), historian, philologist, professor of Jewish studies was held at "Tkuma" Institute who presented his book «Shtetl. Golden Era of the Jewish town». In 2015, for this edition, professor was awarded with the US National Award for the best Jewish history book and Pulitzer Prize nominee.
Read more: Presentation of Y. Petrovsky-Shtern book «Shtetl. Golden Era of the Jewish town»
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On June 2, Joel Lion, extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador of the State of Israel in Ukraine visited Museum “Jewish Memory and Holocaust in Ukraine” within the frameworks of his several-day visit to Dnipro. Dr. Igor Shchupak conducted a guided tour at the Museum.
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On May 31, official Righteous among the Nations Award Ceremony – people who risking their own lives and the lives of their relatives rescued the Jews during World War II was held at Dniprovska city council. Solemn event with participation of authorities and public of the city representatives, Jewish community, media representatives was organized by the Embassy of the State of Israel in Ukraine. Staff of “Tkuma” Ukrainian Institute for Holocaust Studies” and Museum “Jewish Memory and Holocaust in Ukraine” were invited and took participation in the ceremony.
Read more: Righteous among the Nations Award Ceremony was held in Dnipro
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On May 30, a group of educators and public figures from Germany headed by Andreal Barthel, who once worked as a volunteer at “Tkuma” Institute visited Institute and the Holocaust Museum. German activists have already visited Kyiv, Babyn Yar in particular, and now they came to Dnipro. Radio-media pedagogy and gathering evidence of the Holocaust and Holodomor in Ukraine the main area of their activity, because these topics, like other plots of Ukrainian history, are still almost unknown to the general public of Germany, in particular for young people. Therefore, the purpose of the future educational project, which was initiated by Andreas with his colleagues, is the development of youth exchanges in Ukraine and Germany, which will be an impetus for interethnic dialogue and will allow expanding young people's knowledge of the both countries history, especially about the tragic pages of the 20th century.