PARTNERS OF THE CENTER

• The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany

  The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany represents world Jewry in negotiating for compensation and restitution for victims of Nazi persecution and their heirs. The Claims Conference administers compensation funds, recovers unclaimed Jewish property, and allocates funds to institutions that provide social welfare services to Holocaust survivors and preserve the memory and lessons of the Shoah.
  
  http://claimscon.org

• The Rothschild Foundation (Europe)

  A UK registered charity, it was established in 2000 as Hanadiv Charitable Foundation, under the Chairmanship of Lord Rothschild. This Foundation's particular aim is to support and strengthen Jewish life in Europe. Operating in over 40 European countries, it has funded initiatives across a range of areas, including the development of the Jewish culture of today; Jewish identity and communal life; the academic study of Jewish history and its contribution to European society; and the preservation of Jewish sites and documents attesting to 1,000 years of Jewish life in Europe. The Foundation also supports charities that work to advance equality and civil rights, either within or in collaboration with the Jewish communities of their respective countries.
  
  http://www.rothschildfoundation.eu/

• Anne Frank House (Netherlands)

  Established May 3, 1957, Anne Frank House maintains the original home of the Secret Annex as a museum. In addition, this organization focuses on the fight against anti-Semitism and racism worldwide. Educational ends are primarily met through means such as the “Out of Line” and “Anne Frank: A History for Today” exhibitions. These programs place particular emphasis on the role of living in a multiform society with people of diverse origin. Material for their work has been translated into over 30 languages to this end. Their intention to reach international communities continues with a joint project between Anne Frank House and the Ukrainian Center for Holocaust Studies. Together we are bringing the “Anne Frank: A History for Today” to eleven cities in Ukraine, with an additional three parts added to the program. The supplemental materials include aspects of the Holocaust specifically about the Ukrainian territories: mass executions, ghetto building, and deportations to death camps. This joint effort began November 2002 and will continue through December 2004.

    www.annefrank.nl and www.outofline.annefrank.nl

• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

  Chartered by a unanimous act Congress in 1980 the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum remembers the memory of victims and promotes a highly charged educational agenda. Its primary mission is to advance and disseminate knowledge about the unprecedented tragedy of the Holocaust. The Museum breaks their efforts into several categories: Museum, Education, Research, Remembrance, and Conscience. The Museum displays an extensive permanent collection as well as a variety of exhibitions. There are many resources designed to take lessons from the Holocaust into the classroom for its educational goals. Research through the Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies promotes worldwide collaboration addressing critical challenges and trends affecting scholarly on related topics. The original charter included Days of Remembrance as part of annual Holocaust commemorations. The museum poses questions of moral and spiritual conscience to visitors as a final goal. Their collaboration with Center for Ukrainian Holocaust Studies includes sharing information from the Ukrainian government’s archives, preparing a Holocaust Research Magazine in Ukraine, and to create an International Holocaust Conference in Ukraine.

  www.ushmm.org

• Yad Vashem

  Yad Vashem memorializes the Holocaust’s legacy through multifaceted efforts. All parts of the organization collaborate to meet their individual goals. The archives comprise the world’s largest collection relating to Holocaust materials, including tens of millions pages of text and nearly 263,000 photographs. The library features over 88,000 titles printed in a variety of languages. Their collected materials have helped display the Holocaust’s history in the Art and History museums to name a couple. One project, the Hall of Names really speaks to one of their missions: personalizing the experience of the Holocaust. Yad Vashem works vehemently as an educator worldwide offering new insight through the International Institute for Holocaust Research, International School for Holocaust Studies, and Encyclopedia of Communities. Millions of people connect with Yad Vashem annually by countless efforts ensuring the Holocaust’s lessons will not be forgotten. Ukrainian Center for Holocaust Studies’ collaboration with Yad Vashem is two-fold. Teachers from Ukraine are being selected as representatives to visit Yad Vashem for training to teach lessons specific to the Holocaust, and the other effort is a Shoah youth essay competition.

    http://www.yad-vashem.org.il/

• EURO-ASIAN JEWISH CONGRESS (EAJC)

  Congress is created to defend rights and legitimate interests of the Jewish people, to promote satisfying community interests and needs and also to officially represent, together with organizations and associations of Jewish communities of individual states, Jewish communities of the Euro-Asian region in the governments of a given region countries and in international organizations.

  Congress together with World Jewish Congress sets to itself the following tasks:

  - To promote unity of the Jewish people, to see to creating, functioning and uniting Jewish organizations, communities and professional structures which activity is directed at further development of the national life;
  - To support Israel, to side with the Jewish State in the international community;
  - To struggle for human rights and respect for all people, promote national and religious tolerance, defend the individual right of Jews and Jewish communities to profess Judaism;
  - To develop and improve relations with Christian confessions, Islam and other religions;
  - To develop tolerance, oppose xenophobia and anti-Semitism;
  - To render necessary assistance to establishments of culture, education and science which study, spread and develop Jewish culture;
  - To study and computerize a complete, objective and exact picture of Jewish life in the Euro-Asian region;
  - To contribute to preservation of Jewish material and spiritual heritage, to the return and restoration of illegally confiscated and nationalized Jewish communities' property;
  - To promote just compensations to Jews and members of their families-Holocaust victims;
  - To bring changes through legitimate means to regional countries' legislations for them to better correspond to international law norms regarding laws on national minorities, national cultural autonomies, rehabilitation of deported peoples, restitution, taxation.

  The Ukrainian Center for Holocaust Studies cooperates with the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress in the project “Tolerance and Holocaust”. Employees of the Center organize and carry out methodical seminars in field of the Holocaust Studies. Seminars pass in Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Byelorussia.

  www.eajc.org

• RUSSIAN FUND "HOLOCAUST"

  The Fund "Holocaust" was created in June, 1992 as the Scientific-Educational Center. The Fund became the first organization in territory of the Former Soviet Union, put by the purpose preservation of memory of victims of the Holocaust by means of creation of museums, documentary expositions, gathering of documents, certificates, realization of memorial meetings, teaching of a history of the Holocaust at secondary schools and high schools of Russia.

  Work of Fund includes the following directions of activity:

  - The organization and realization of the international competition of works among teachers, pupils and students on a theme of the Holocaust History. For today representatives take part in competition more than from 40 regions of Russia.
  - The project "Alive History" is carried out in cooperation with embassy of Sweden in Moscow, Institute of Open Society. The project is focused on teachers of the Holocaust History in high schools of Russia.
  - "International School": the program developed together with the Moscow Institute of Open Education. Within one academic year all interested persons have an opportunity to visit lectures and seminars on a theme "Education of tolerant consciousness through studying of a history of the Holocaust" and also to get acquainted with modern method of training of a history of the Holocaust. Known Russian and foreign scientists, political and public figures, writers and journalists teach at “International School”. The fund "Holocaust" provides students of School with the free-of-charge educational both scientific literature and methodical materials.
  - "Youth Center". The fund "Holocaust" unites students and pupils from Moscow and other cities of Russia. Participants of "Youth Center" accept active participation in gathering of letters of the period of the Second World War, documents about Righteous of Nations. Once a month pupils meet in Fund and listen to lectures on different themes of a history of the Holocaust.
  - Annual Youth International Conferences for Holocaust Studies. It is annual conference passes in Brest. Pupils meet former prisoners of a Ghetto, Righteous of Nations. Reports of participants of conferences and winners of competitions are published in editions of Fund "Holocaust".
  - The Ukrainian Center for Holocaust Studies cooperates with the Russian Fund “Holocaust” in two directions: scientific and pedagogical. In a scientific direction the Center is the partner of Fund in preparation of the Encyclopedia “History of the Holocaust in territory of the USSR”; articles, concerning a history of the Holocaust in territory of Ukraine. In a pedagogical direction the Center work with pupils, teachers and students for participation in the International School, and also for participation in annual international conferences which organizes and will carry out Fund “Holocaust”.

  http://www.holofond.ru

• Institute of Jewish Studies

  The Institute of Jewish Studies aims to organize and coordinate academic research in the field of Jewish history and culture in Ukraine.

  Institute's Main Activities:

  Research Projects

  Historical-Archival Programs

  -Description of Jewish funds and documents in the archives of Ukraine;
  - Study of the history of repression against Jews and Jewish culture according to the archives of DPU, NKVD, KGB;
  - Formation of the "Jewish World" photo-archive (photographs dated 1870-1927);
  - Revival of the well-organized Jewish life in Ukraine. 1987-1998;
  - Study of the history of Jewish parties and movements in Ukraine at the end of the 19th- beginning of the 20th centuries;
  - Study of the history of Jewish literature and arts in Ukraine at the end of the 19th- beginning of the 20th centuries;
  - Study of the history of the HOLOCAUST;
  - Formation of the "Ukrainian Jewry" Encyclopedia.

  Programs in Sociology, Demography and Political Science

  - Project "Fates of Jews of Ukraine in the 20th century" -recording of oral stories of older people;
  - Project "Family" jointly with Centropa organization
  - Monitoring of problems in ethnic relations;
  - Monitoring of xenophobic, anti-Semitic actions, publications, and statements.
  - Programs for promotion of tolerance and multiculturalism in the Ukrainian society.

  Arts Programs

  Organization of exhibitions: Jewish theme in pictorial, graphic and plastic arts of Ukrainian artists.

  Conferences, Seminars, Lectures

  Since the year of 1993, the Institute organizes and annually holds International Scientific Conferences on the subject "Jewish History and Culture in Central and Eastern Europe".

  Publishing Activities

  The Institute had published approximately 40 books devoted to the history and culture of the Jews at the territory of Ukraine and abroad. Regular issues: The literary-sociopolitical almanac "Yehupets" (#1-12), Materials of the International Scientific Conference "Jewish History and Culture in Central and Eastern Europe" (1994-2000), Jewish art calendars.
  

  The Institute cooperates with the University of "Kiev Mohyla Academy", research institutions of Ukraine (The Institute of Philosophy, Institute of Sociology, Institute of Political and Inter-ethnical studies), universities and research centers of Saint-Petersburg, Moscow, Jerusalem, Tel-Aviv, London, Paris, New-York.

  Institute is a public organization cooperating with all interested persons and organizations.

  The Ukrainian Center for Holocaust Studies cooperates with Institute of Jewish Studies in the projects of preparation and publication of a database in the places of the Holocaust in the territory of Ukraine; documents’ collections of the Holocaust History; and also in the organization and realization of seminars and round tables in the field of the Holocaust Studies.
  

  http://www.judaica.kiev.ua

• I.F. Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

  The Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies was created by the decision of the Presidium Academy Science of Ukraine in December, 11, 1991 as all-Ukrainian Research Center, which the basic purpose is deep and all-round studying of the problems which have arisen after the announcement of Ukraine as of the Independent State:

  modern dynamics of political processes;
  political and ethnic relations;
  necessity of creation of new ways for ethnic and national development;
  prevention of conflicts in national sphere;
  modeling of optimum variants ethnic policy;
  technologies of management in spheres of political and interethnic relations;
  realization of state and not state development programs in different spheres of public life.

  The Ukrainian Center for Holocaust Studies cooperates with Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies in preparation of scientific collective and individual monographs in the field of the Holocaust Studies in the territory of Ukraine.

  http://www.ipiend.gov.ua




Verein GEDENKDIENST

The GEDENKDIENST was founded in the year 1992 as an non-governmental, non-confessional organization with the aim to enlighten the thematic of Holocaust, it’s reasons and consequences and the special role Austrians played during the time of Nazi rule. Furthermore the association offers young people, who have to do their civil service, the possibility to work at places dedicated to the remembrance of the Holocaust. In August 2006 the first volunteer from Austria arrived at the Ukrainian Center for Holocaust Education and will stay until the end of August 2007.

http://www.gedenkdienst.at/

• Goethe-Institut Ukraine

  The Goethe-Institut Ukraine is the worldwide operating cultural institution of the Federal Republic of Germany which encourages cultural exchange, fosters knowledge about Germany by providing information on its culture, society and politics. The Goethe-Institut is an autonomous body and politically independent.
  
  http://www.goethe.de/ins/ua/kie/deindex.htm

• Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung

  Founded in 1925 as a political legacy of Germany's first democratically elected president, Friedrich Ebert, the work of the FES in the countries of Middle and Eastern Europe focuses on - supporting the democratization of the State and society and stenghthening civil society, - improving general political, economic and social sonditions, - developing independent media structures, - facilitating regional and worldwide cooperation between states and different interes groups - and gaining recognition for human rights.
  
  http://www.fes.de/international/moe/index.html

• Nova Doba

  The all-Ukrainian Association of Teachers of History, Civic Education and Social Studies "NOVA DOBA" was established and registered on February 9, 2001 on the basis of the Regional Association of Teachers of History and Social Studies "Doba" and is its successor. Nova Doba is an independent, voluntary and non-governmental organization and represents the professional interest of more than 800 teachers, members of the association from different regions of Ukraine. Nova Doba's activities concentrate, among others on the - Developing of educational materials for school history and civic education courses - Developing of methodological materials for teachers on history and civic education - Holding of conferences, training seminars, round table discussions for teachers and administration representatives of educational institutions on topical issues of historic and civic education. - Providing consultations, methodological and information assistance for educators - Participation in the discussion and official evaluation of the state education curricula and textbooks of social studies
  
  http://www.novadoba.org.ua/

• SKMA

  Formed in 1983, the initiative to create the Swedish Committee Against Anti-Semitism (SCAA) grew from a result of the wave of anti-Semitism that was expressed at the time of the Lebanon war in 1982. Besides the legitimate critics against Israel politics, the war triggered anti-Jewish reactions both in Europe and in Sweden, in many ways unparalleled since the Second World War. The SCAA is an organization with no affiliations to any political parties or religious organizations. Its purpose is to counteract and to inform about anti-Semitism. The activity is financed with voluntary contributions. SCAA continuously covers the public debate and mass media. Anti-Semitic and racist expressions are criticized and answered. SCAA also counteracts anti-Semitism through education, and delivers information and material to teachers, school pupils, media, political organizations and others. SCAA supplies speakers and advices at study trips to the places of the Holocaust.
  
  http://www.skma.se/

• MATRA Kap PROGRAMME of the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs

  Since 1994, the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs has had a programme for social transformation in Central and Eastern Europe: Matra Kap. The programme aims to support 22 different countries in their transformation from totalitarian states into modern, democratic nations - multiform countries built on a constitutional foundation, in which citizens can assume responsibility for shaping the society in which they live. The basic concept behind Matra Kap is to strengthen institutions in the target countries by way of twinning with institutions in the Netherlands. Matra is not an organisation for development aid. The programme's focus is to support activities that accelerate positive changes in the structure and operation of the target Eastern European and Mediterranean states, their institutions, their civil organisations and the networks that connect these entities. It provides this support through bilateral relations that target both the local governments and the public in the countries involved.
  
  http://www.netherlandsembassy.ee/index.php?matra

• ITF - Task Force for International Cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance and Research

  The Task Force for International Cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance, and Research consists of representatives of government, as well as governmental and non-governmental organizations. Its purpose is to place political and social leaders' support behind the need for Holocaust education, remembrance, and research both nationally and internationally. Initiated by Swedish Prime Minister Goran Persson in 1998, the Task Force currently has twenty-four member countries:
  
  http://www.holocausttaskforce.org/

• USC Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History and Education

  Inspired by his experience making Schindler's List, Steven Spielberg established the Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation in 1994 to gather video testimonies from survivors and other witnesses of the Holocaust. The mission of the Institute is to overcome prejudice, intolerance, and bigotry-and the suffering they cause-through the educational use of the Institute's visual history testimonies. Today the Institute reaches educators, students, researchers, and scholars on every continent, and supports efforts to collect testimony from the survivors and witnesses of other genocides.
  
  http://college.usc.edu/vhi/

• OSCE/ODIHR

  The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights is based in Warsaw, Poland. It is active throughout the OSCE area in the fields of election observation, democratic development, human rights, tolerance and non-discrimination, and rule of law.
  
  http://www.osce.org/odihr/

• Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture

  The Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture, the only international body dedicated solely to advancing Jewish cultural activities, was established by Dr. Nahum Goldmann in 1965 with reparation funds from the Government of West Germany. […] The Foundation gives support to European Jewish communities to help them reconstruct the cultural life destroyed during the Holocaust; special attention is paid to the Jewish communities in the former Soviet Union where Jewish life had been suppressed for seven decades under Communist rule.
  
  http://www.mfjc.org/

• Civil Committee for the Commemoration of Memory of Babyn Yar Victims

  The Civil "Babyn Yar" Committee encourages the Ukrainian public to support its actions aimed at the turning of Babyn Yar - the place of one of the most terrible Ukrainian tragedies of the 20th century - into a field of national sadness and assurance of national reconciliation and mutual understanding. We also turn to the President of Ukraine with the call to use decisive measures to prevent the further privatization of Babyn Yar by individual public, commercial, and municipal structures.