On Thursday, January 31, Vyacheslav Likhachev, head of Ukraine’s antisemitism and xenophobia monitoring group, presented a report by UCSJ (Union of Councils for Jews in the Former Soviet Union) on antisemitism in Ukraine and Russia over the past three years.

Students of the International Interdisciplinary Certificate Program in Jewish Studies attended the presentation and later took part in a discussion.

In his speech, Likhachev highlighted how antisemitic narratives and stereotypes persist – and sometimes intensify – amid geopolitical tensions. He emphasized that the report serves both as a wake-up call and a roadmap for addressing these issues, offering valuable insights for policymakers, activists, and the international community in the fight against antisemitism.

Watch the presentation in English here.
Read the full report in English here.

About the speaker & organizers

• Vyacheslav Likhachev – Ukrainian historian, political scientist, member of the expert council of the Center for Civil Liberties, and head of Ukraine’s antisemitism and xenophobia monitoring group.

• UCSJ – an American Jewish human rights organization. Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, UCSJ has been actively assisting Ukrainians.

• The Zionist Federation of Ukraine (ZFU) was founded in December 2001, based on the principles of the Jerusalem Program of the World Zionist Organization. Since 2016, its main focus has been educational projects, particularly those addressing antisemitism and the history of the State of Israel. Since October 2022, ZFU has also collaborated with the Israeli Trauma Coalition, organizing lectures and seminars to enhance the skills of Ukrainian psychologists.

• The report was presented on the Diye-Slovo studio platform.