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.

Conference topics:

• The shtetl as a socio-cultural phenomenon: formation and development.
• Intellectual history and religious movements.
• Material heritage of Jewish communities: architecture, cemeteries, archival studies, book printing, fine and applied arts.
• Authorities and Jewish communities: mechanisms of coexistence, legal frameworks, and administrative structures.
• Jewish life during the Cossack uprisings and the 17th-century revolution.

Chronologically, the conference covers the period from the 14th to the early 19th century.

Participation guidelines:

Participants are required to submit abstracts to conferencejudaica@gmail.com by June 30, 2026 (inclusive).

Proposals on related topics that correspond to the conference theme are also welcome.

Participation is possible both online and offline. Remote participation without a presentation is not предусмотрена (not allowed).

Conference languages: Ukrainian and English.

For in-person participants, the organizers provide accommodation (1 night), two meals per day, two coffee breaks, an экскурсионная программа (guided tour), and transportation. The number of in-person participants is limited.

The organizers will provide live streaming and recording of the presentations.

Registration:

To participate, please register via the following link:
https://forms.gle/vF5XLC5i1ntephHT8

Offline attendees without presentations may participate upon prior agreement with the organizers, subject to full self-funding and availability of accommodation.

Online attendees without presentations are welcome upon prior registration:
https://forms.gle/vF5XLC5i1ntephHT8

Organizing Committee contacts:

Olena Zaslavska, Administrative Director of the International Interdisciplinary Certificate Program in Jewish Studies
+380 97 486 69 00

Ihor Zapadenko, Deputy Director of the State Historical and Cultural Reserve “Mezhybizh”
+380 67 943 74 04

Email: cpjudaica2020@gmail.com

More details are available in the information letter at the link above.

Organizers of the event:

International Interdisciplinary Certificate Program in Jewish Studies under the auspices of the A. Krymskyi Institute of Oriental Studies, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine;
State Historical and Cultural Reserve “Mezhybizh”;
Omeljan Pritsak Research Center for Oriental Studies (NaUKMA);
Medzhybizh Settlement Council;
ESJF European Jewish Cemeteries Initiative.

With the support of the Zionist Federation of Ukraine.