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March 10-11, Dnipropetrovsk hosted training session “Support of Volunteer Organizations Dealing with In-Migrants and ATO Soldiers”. The event was held by Kiev Resource Center for Graduates of Exchange Programs with the support of Regional State Administration and the US Embassy in partnership with the Synodal Department for Social Service of Ukrainian Orthodox Church “Elios-Mercy”.
“Tkuma” Ukrainian Institute for Holocaust and Museum “Jewish Memory and Holocaust in Ukraine” has long launched the campaign to raise funds for victims of ATO. The Institute works with in-migrants and soldiers as well as conducts special events for them. So, Iryna Piskariova, “Tkuma” Institute Head of Educational Department, joined the training-session.
Within the two-day program, participants dealt with contemporary problems that arise when working with the soldiers and in-migrants. Among the speakers there were experts on law, media literacy and psychology.
Official site of the Dnipropetrovsk Regional State Administration cites Rachel Atwood Mendiola, Assistant Cultural Affairs Office of Embassy of USA in Ukraine: “Training tells about advocacy, lobbying, assistance to psychologically affected people. Each time being in Ukraine, I'm amazed how civil society works here. That it gives us hope for a better future”.
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On March 11, in Dnipropetrovsk “Menorah” Center hosted the session of strategic discussion club “EU, NATO ... What Will Enhance the Security of Ukraine?”. Leading European and Ukrainian experts, diplomats of EU Member States visited Dnepropetrovsk specially for participation in the public debate among them there were Andrius Krivas, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania; Marcin Kozhiel, Head of the NATO Liaison Office in Ukraine; Jon Elvedal Fredriksen, Ambassador of Norway to Ukraine; Adam Eberhardt, Deputy Director of the Centre for Eastern Studies; Oleksiy Haran, Ukrainian political scientist; and experts of the Institute of World Politics. Researcher Dilfuza Hlushchenko presented “Tkuma” Institute and Museum “Jewish Memory and Holocaust in Ukraine” during the debate.
Together with local experts, community activists and journalists discussed the main issues of national security of Ukraine and its influence on strategic development and even the existence of the country.
Public discussion was organized within the project of Institute of World Politics “Strategic Discussion Club in Regions of Ukraine”, supported by the Norwegian government. This project is a continuation of a successful IWP project, during which in 2013 Kyiv hosted six meetings of the Strategic Discussion Club. The dramatic events in Crimea and Eastern Ukraine confirmed the need for continuation of regular public debates on issues of national security of Ukraine, including the greater involvement of regional experts. Six regional discussions were planned and Dnipropetrovsk became the fifth city where such a meeting took place. Over the past 9 months IWP organized meetings in Kharkiv, Kyiv, Odesa and Mykolayiv.
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On February 18, the meeting for representatives of travel agencies in the framework of the “Menorah” Center initiative on development of tourism in Dnipropetrovsk was held. The event was held in a popular European format of business breakfast and brought together over 50 participants.
Svitlana Yermakova, “Menorah” Center General Director, opened the event. She noted that the current economic situation in the country limits the ability of Ukrainians to travel abroad. So travel agencies have to offer them an alternative – not less interesting program of domestic tourism. Dnipropetrovsk City and “Menorah” Center can become a platform for the provision of tourism services and could satisfy the most demanding tastes of travelers.
Read more: Business Breakfast for Representatives of Travel Agencies
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On February 6-7, the History faculty of the Dnipropetrovsk National University conducted the second stage of the Ukrainian Competition and Defense of the Research Works of the Students-Members of the Small Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. This year “Tkuma” Ukrainian Institute for Holocaust became a partner of this competition.
Dr. Igor Shchupak, Institute Director, and Denis Shatalov, Institute Research Associate, became the members of Expert Committee and participated in the defense in the sections “History of Ukraine” and “Local History Studies”.
In his speech, Dr. Shchupak emphasized the need of studying the tragic events of the 20th century as the basis for formation of tolerance in the society. The Institute Director told students and their curators about the prospects of cooperation between young researchers and “Tkuma” Institute, including the possibility of taking part in national and international seminars and competitions. In addition, “Tkuma” Institute plans to publish the collection of the best works.
Denis Shatalov shared his impressions from this year’s competition: “The defense was held in the sections “History of Ukraine”, “Local History Studies”, “World History”, “Ethnology” and “Archaeology”. In general, 77 works were presented. Students chose various subjects for their researches; however, we can see that the most popular topics were World War II and the Holocaust. In particular, in the section “History of Ukraine” 2 works, out of 23, were related to the issues of World War II, 2 were devoted to the Holocaust and 1 described the Jewish history of 19 - early 20 century. In the “Local History Studies” section 8 works, out of 27, were related to the problems of World War II, 2 were devoted to the Holocaust, and 1 highlighted the anti-Jewish pogrom in 1905. In the “World History” section 1 work out of 16 was related to the war, 1 – to the Holocaust, 3 – to the problems of the Jewish history, and 1 – to the Armenian Genocide.
Besides the quantitative indicators we should also mention the quality of works on these topics. Thus, in the “World History” section the first place was taken by Yelyzaveta Bordunova with the work called “Hanukkah as the Factor of Preserving the National Identity”; in the section “History of Ukraine” the winner is D. Dunda with the work called “Jewish Agricultural Colonies in Southern Ukraine in 19 and early 20 c.” The second place was taken by A. Pogorila with the work “Dnipropetrovsk Jewish Children during the Holocaust”; the third place was taken by K. Guseva with the work “Nazi Machine for Extermination of Jews in the Territory of Ukraine during the Holocaust”. The works of winners had reference on “Tkuma” Institute publications.
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On January 27, in Museum “Jewish Memory and Holocaust in Ukraine” near the panorama “Babi Yar – “Babi Yars” of Ukraine” the Memorial Ceremony to the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz and International Holocaust Remembrance Day were held. Officials, members of the diplomatic corps, representatives of the United Nations, members of the EU Delegation, religious leaders of different faiths, representatives of the Dnipropetrovsk Jewish Community, the media and general public joined the ceremony to commemorate victims of Nazism.
Solomon Flaks, Chairman of the Council of Jewish Veterans, retired colonel, opened the ceremony. After him the floor was taken by: Yonatan Leifer, Director of JDC Programs in Eastern Ukraine; Vasyl Kostytsky, Chairman of the National Expert Commission of Ukraine on Protection of Public Morality; Faina Vynokurova, Deputy Director of the State Archives of Vinnytsia region; Oleksandr Fridkis, Executive Officer of Jewish Religious Community; Rev. Simeon, Bishop of Dnipropetrovsk and Pavlograd Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Kyiv Patriarchate; Ramazan Kurbanov, Head of the Muslim Religious Community of Dnipropetrovsk; Vasyl Pantylyuk, Cane. of Donetsk Exarchate of Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.
Read more: Memorial Ceremony on the International Holocaust Remembrance Day