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On May 22, 2018, Museum of Ukrainian Painting (Dnipro) donated graphic works of masters - members of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine - to the Holocaust Museum, among them gravure by G.P. Polevoi "Remember the crimes of fascism" (1961) from the series "Against the madness of the war" and work by F.М. Klimenko "Buchenwald" (1984) from the series "Nabat of the century". The paintings will find their place in the collections of our Museum.
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On May 16, 2018 Museum “Jewish Memory and Holocaust in Ukraine” Library received a valuable gift from the Honorary Consulate of Lithuania in the Dnipro - complete collection of works by an outstanding Lithuanian writer, winner of numerous literary awards Grigory Kanovich. Kanovich writes about the fate of the Jewish people, about his relationship with Lithuanian and Russian cultures. His works are translated into twelve languages (English, German, Hebrew, Polish, Hungarian and others) and are published in circulation of more than a million copies.
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On May 07, 2018, Efraim Halevy, legendary leader of the Mossad in 1998–2002 (worked in this organization since 1961), visited “Menorah” Center and Museum “Jewish Memory and Holocaust in Ukraine”. The guided tour through the exhibition was conducted by Dr. Igor Shchupak and Dr. Denys Shatalov, who shared interesting facts about the history of the Jews of Ukraine and the well-known events of our days.
Read more: Former Head of the Mossad Visited the Holocaust Museum
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On May 07, 2018, “Menorah” Center hosted special events, dedicated to the anniversary of the end of World War II and the victory over Nazi Germany. Celebrations in honor of World War II veterans were organized by charitable fund “Hesed Menachem” under the support of “Joint”.
Read more: Day of Remembrance and Reconciliation at “Menorah”
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On May 06, 2018 Museum “Jewish Memory and Holocaust in Ukraine” hosted opening of the exhibition “Risking Lives. Rescue of Jews by Poles during the Holocaust”, which presents the faces, histories and motives of the Poles who rescued Jews during World War II. Dnipro became the first Ukrainian city to welcome the unique exhibition created by POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews (Warsaw) with the support of the Polish Institute in Kyiv and “Tkuma” Institute.
Read more: Opening of the Exhibition “Risking Lives. Rescue of Jews by Poles during the Holocaust”