On May 17th-19th, 2011 in Lviv “Tkuma” (“Revival”) All-Ukrainian Center for Holocaust Studies and “Hesed Aryeh” All-Ukrainian Jewish Charitable Fund conduct series of events dedicated to the 70th Anniversary of German attack on USSR and Holocaust begin on the territory of Ukraine. This anniversary is an important occasion to remind not only about the war tragedy, inter-ethnic hostility, but also the cases of mutual help between ethnic groups, spiritual deeds of saving the human lives. Amongst the scheduled events are as follows:

INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE
“RIGHTEOUS – THE SAVIORS OF LIVE: HISTORICAL EXPERIENCE AND MORAL LESSONS”

Lviv, a concentration camp Stalag number 328, which was located in the Citadel (1941)

Among the participants are the notorious scientists from Belorussia, Israel, Canada, Poland, Russia and Ukraine:

Prof. Barbara Weigl, deputy director, High School of Public Psychology (Warsaw, Poland);
Dr. Aharon Weiss, Tkuma Center Academic Adviser, JDC Community Programs Coordinator (Jerusalem, Israel);
Prof. Yaroslav Hrytsak, PhD, professor of Ukrainian Catholic University, director of Institute for Historical Research, Lviv University named after I. Franko (Lviv, Ukraine);
Prof. Vladyslav Hrynevitch, PhD, candidate of historic sciences, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies (Kyiv, Ukraine);
Prof. Maksym Gon, PhD, head of Politic Sciences Department of Rivne State Humanitarian University (Rivne, Ukraine);
Dr. Orest Zakydalsky, MA, Ukrainian Jewish Encounter (UJE), Ukrainian Canadian Research and Documentation Center (Toronto, Canada);
Prof. Igor Ilyushyn, Phd, head of the department of international relations, Kyiv Slavonic University (Kyiv, Ukraine);
Dr. Igor Shchupak, director of “Tkuma” All-Ukrainian Center for Holocaust Studies (Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine), etc.

In their speeches the scientists will cover the reflection of WWII and Holocaust events in historic memory and policy of history in Ukraine; inter-ethnic relations in Ukraine during the war; role of the spiritual leaders of Ukrainians, Poles, Jews at the critical points of trials; Ukrainian-Polish mutual help during the WWII, tragic events 1943-44 in Volyn, “Visla” operation; phenomenon of Ukrainians and Poles – Righteous Among the Nations of the World who risked their own lives and their families for rescuing the Jews during the Holocaust.

(May 17th, 09:30 – 19:00, National University “Lvivs’ka Politechnika”, Stepana Bandery Str. 12, main building, assembly hall
 May 18th, 09:30 – 11:30, Charitable Fund “Hesed Aryeh”, Ivana Kotlyarevskogo Str.30)

Within the framework of the Conference:

PRESENTATION OF BOOK by Y. HESHELES “Through the eyes of 12-year-old girl”
Meeting with the author who describes her rescue by “Zhegota”, Polish organization for rescue of Jews during the Holocaust; and prof. Y. Hrytsak, author of the preface. The book has been published by “Hesed Aryeh” (Ada Dianova, director) and publishing house “Spirit and Letter” (Leonid Finberg, chief-editor).
(May 17th, 17:00 – 18:00, National University “Lvivs’ka Politechnika”, Stepana Bandery Str. 12, main building, assembly hall)

CEREMONY OF AWARDING THE RIGHTEOUS AMONG THE NATIONS OF THE WORLD
The honors will be awarded by H.E. Mrs. Zina Kalay-Kleitman, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Israel to Ukraine
(May 18th, 15:00 – 16:00, Theater of Young Viewer, Gnatyuka Str.11)

“ROUND TABLE” WITH RIGHTEOUS AND PEOPLE RESCUED DURING HOLOCAUST
(May 18th, 16:00 – 16:45, Theater of Young Viewer, Gnatyuka Str.11)

PRESS-CONFERENCE for Ukrainian and Foreign Journalists
(May 18th, 16:45 – 17:30, Theater of Young Viewer, Gnatyuka Str.11; after the Press-conference wine and brie session is planned)

FIRST NIGHT OF THEATRICAL “JANKA” based on the book “Through the eyes of 12-year-old girl” by Y. HESHELES
(theatre “Début”, “Hesed Aryeh”)
(May 18th, 18:00 – 19:00, Theater of Young Viewer, Gnatyuka Str.11)

International pedagogical seminar
“EUROPEAN EXPERIENCE IN TEACHING THE HOLOCAUST HISTORY AND OTHER GENOCIDES”
Organizers: Ministry of Education and Science, Youth and Sport Affairs of Ukraine; “Tkuma” All-Ukrainian Center for Holocaust Studies
Participants: methodists of regional institutes of advanced teacher training, teachers of history, winners of All-Ukrainian contest “Teacher of the Year”, educators and methodists from Belorussia, Israel, Poland, Russia and Ukraine
(May 19th, 09:00 – 13:00, hotel «Lviv», conference-hall, Chornovola Ave. 3)

ALL-UKRAINIAN SEMINAR FOR HEADS OF INTELLIGENZIA CLUBS
Organizers: “Tkuma” All-Ukrainian Center for Holocaust Studies
(May 18th, 11:30 – 13:30; May 19th, 09:00 – 13:00, “Hesed Aryeh”, Ivana Kotlyarevskogo Str.30)

INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR FOR HEADS OF MUSEUM PROGRAMS
Organizers: “Tkuma” All-Ukrainian Center for Holocaust Studies,
Museum of History of Jews of Ukraine and Holocaust (Dnipropetrovsk)
(May 19th, 09:00 – 13:00, “Hesed Aryeh”, Ivana Kotlyarevskogo Str.30)

Partner organizations: Action Reconciliation Service for Peace (Germany), “Nova Doba” All-Ukrainian Association of History, Lviv City Administration, City Palace of Culture named after G. Hotevich (Lviv), Ukrainian Catholic University (Lviv), Federation of Polish Organizations in Ukraine, Fund “Erinnerung. Verantwortung. Zukunft” (Germany), Center of Studies of History and Culture of Eastern-European Jews NaUKMA (Kyiv), «Ukrainian Jewish Encounter» (Canada)

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