First presentation of the tourist guide Jewish Kamianets
On 8 July, the first public presentation of the tourist guide Jewish Kamianets took place at the Kamianets-Podilskyi Town Hall. The publication is the fourth volume in the Kamianets – Historical and Tourist Route series, which explores the heritage of the main communities that have shaped the city’s history.
Join “Stones of Remembrance” Jewish heritage research field camp
From 13-15 July 2026, the “Stones of Remembrance” Jewish heritage research field camp will take place in the town of Kryzhopil and the village of Zhabokrych in Vinnytsia region, Ukraine.
Call for applications for International Academic Conference “Jewish Communities of Ukraine in the Late Medieval and Early Modern Period”
Applications are invited for participation in the International Academic Conference “Jewish Communities of Ukraine in the Late Medieval and Early Modern Period,” which will take place on August 26–27, 2026, in Medzhybizh, Khmelnytskyi region, Ukraine.
Call for applications for section “Oriental Aspects of Jewish Studies” of the International Academic Conference “XXIX A. Krymskyi Oriental Readings”
For the fourth consecutive year, the International Interdisciplinary Certificate Program in Jewish Studies has the honor of participating in and organizing its own sections within the framework of the “A. Krymskyi Oriental Readings,” which have been held for many years by the A. Yu. Krymskyi Institute of Oriental Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.
Call for applications for roundtable “Ascending the Stairs that Lead Down: Aliyah to the Land of Israel in Historical Context”
For the fourth consecutive year, the International Interdisciplinary Certificate Program in Jewish Studies has the honor of participating in and organizing a section and a roundtable within the framework of the “A. Krymskyi Oriental Readings,” which have been held for many years by the A. Yu. Krymskyi Institute of Oriental Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.
Ukraine introduces criminal liability for antisemitism
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a law establishing criminal liability for acts of antisemitism. The information is available in the document record on the official website of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.
Professor David Fishman meets with students of Certificate Program in Jewish Studies
An open interview with Professor David Fishman, who teaches Jewish History at the Jewish Theological Seminary (New York), was held on the Diye-Slovo Studio platform.
Winter lecture session on rare currents in Judaism concludes
The International Interdisciplinary Certificate Program in Judaic Studies has successfully concluded its 2026 winter lecture session, dedicated to rare currents in Judaism.
Lecturers of the program hold Ukraine support event in Jerusalem
In Jerusalem, the lecturers of the International Interdisciplinary Certificate Program in Judaic Studies who reside in Israel, Artem Fedorchuk, Mykhailo Vogman, and Arye Olman, organized an event marking the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Graduation 2025 of the Certificate Program in Jewish Studies: How it went
The graduation ceremony of the International Interdisciplinary Certificate Program in Jewish Studies recently took place. Students who began the program in 2023 received their certificates of completion.