Volodymyr Zelensky’s Inaugural Address

Volodymyr Zelensky’s Inaugural Address

May 20, 2019
Volodymyr Zelensky Dissolves Verkhovna Rada and Calls on the Cabinet to Resign

Volodymyr Zelensky Dissolves Verkhovna Rada and Calls on the Cabinet to Resign

May 20, 2019
October 1, 2018. Holocaust Monument Opening at the Soshne Forest Killing Site

October 1, 2018. Holocaust Monument Opening at the Soshne Forest Killing Site

September 28, 2018
The speakers of Ukraine-Israel Forum 2016

The speakers of Ukraine-Israel Forum 2016

November 24, 2016

Volodymyr Zelensky Dissolves Verkhovna Rada and Calls on the Cabinet to Resign

Posted on by Igor Kulakov
Volodymyr Zelensky Dissolves Verkhovna Rada and Calls on the Cabinet to Resign

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has decided to dissolve the Verkhovna Rada of the eighth convocation. He announced the decision in his inaugural speech at the special parliament session on May 20th in Kyiv. He also called on the deputies to use the remaining two months before the snap election to pass laws removing parliamentary immunity, establishing criminal liability for illegal enrichment and provide for the open-list Electoral Code. In addition, Volodymyr Zelensky demanded that…

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The Position of the Volodymyr Zelensky Team In Regard to the Issuance of Russian Passport to Ukrainian Citizens

Posted on by Igor Kulakov
The Position of the Volodymyr Zelensky Team In Regard to the Issuance of Russian Passport to Ukrainian Citizens

With the order to issue RF passports in the temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories, Russia has clearly admitted its responsibility there as the aggressor state. Such actions vividly demonstrate to the world that Russia is indeed the aggressor who wages war against Ukraine. These actions are yet another evident demonstration to the world community of Russia’s true role as the aggressor who wages war against Ukraine. Unfortunately, this order does not bring us closer to the…

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October 1, 2018. Holocaust Monument Opening at the Soshne Forest Killing Site

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October 1, 2018. Holocaust Monument Opening at the Soshne Forest Killing Site

Tsal Kaplun Foundation based in New York, USA and State Administration of Izyaslav rayon of Khmelnitskyi oblast will hold a ceremony of opening a Monument dedicated to victims of Holocaust in Izayslav. The opening will take place on October 25, 2018 at 1 p.m. local time. This memorial will be the first in a series of monuments funded by the Tsal Kaplun Foundation (TKF) to honor the Holocaust victims and to ensure that the horrors…

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Hope4Hanukkah Annual Charity Campaign in Ukraine

Posted on by Igor Kulakov
Hope4Hanukkah Annual Charity Campaign in Ukraine

Candles, which quantity is increasing day by day, the aroma of potato pancakes and donuts, small gifts, hopes, dreams, miracles … Return to childhood … Hanukkah … Wonderful holiday, fun for children and adults, the opportunity to spend time with friends, have fun, to fulfill the commandment, to make a gift … And what happens to those who are lonely and weak, to those who are slaves of their four walls not due to their…

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Documentary project “Word of the Righteous” was presented in Kyiv

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Documentary project “Word of the Righteous” was presented in Kyiv

According to official figures, there are about 2.5 thousand people in Ukraine, who have the honorary title of the Righteous Among the Nations, which they were awarded by the State of Israel in gratitude for rescuing the Jewish people during the Second World War. We are the second country after Poland by the number of heroes, and the work of Svetlana Levitas and MargarethaOrmotsadze, will tell about the people who saved others, risking their own…

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XIth Congress of the European Association for Jewish Studies 2018 will take place in Krakow

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XIth Congress of the European Association for Jewish Studies 2018 will take place in Krakow

XIth Congress of the European Association for Jewish Studies 2018 will take place in 2018, July 15-19, 2018, Krakow, Poland. The keynote theme of the XIth Congress is: Searching for Roots of Jewish Traditions. The Congress is organised by the Institute of Jewish Studies, Jagiellonian University in cooperation with the Alef Foundation and with the kind support of  institutions and foundations. Sessions: Ancient Jewish History and Archeology Hebrew Bible Talmud, Midrash and Rabbinics Medieval and Early Modern…

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Polish-ukrainian workshop for young scholars: history and heritage of eastern-european jews

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Organizers: The Jewish Studies Institute of the Jagiellonian University (Kraków), the Jewish Studies Program of the Ukrainian Catholic University (Lviv), the Jewish Galicia&Bukovina Project at Haifa University, The Centre for the Study on the History and Culture of Krakow’s Jews, the Marcell and Maria Roth Center for Research on the History and Culture of Polish Jewry Application Deadline: November 15, 2017 Workshop Dates: December 12-14, 2017 Location: Kraków, Jewish Studies Institute UJ,  Józefa 19 The first Polish-Ukrainian…

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