The Ukrainian Association for Jewish Studies (UAJS) is a professional non-governmental organization aimed to coordinate activities for the development of Jewish Studies in Ukraine.

In cooperation with world’s top academic institutions, the UAJS organizes round tables, discussions, public lectures, mini courses, and other academic events.

In 2015–2020, the UAJS co-administered the MA in Jewish Studies Program at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy.

Judaica Ukrainica, a peer-reviewed annual journal of the UAJS, accepts scholarly contributions – articles, documentary publications, and reviews – in a variety of fields ranging from Jewish civilization broadly conceived to Jews, Jewish history and culture in Ukraine.

The membership of the UAJS is open for scholars resident in Ukraine and abroad, who work in the field of Jewish Studies. There are two membership categories – Full membership and Student membership.

 

UAJS ADMINISTRATION

President

Dr. Vitaly Chernoivanenko

 president [AT] uajs.org.ua

 

Vice President

Dr. Serhiy Hirik

vice-president [AT] uajs.org.ua

 

Secretary

Tetiana Batanova

secretary [AT] uajs.org.ua

 

Program Director

Svitlana Semenova

info [AT] uajs.org.ua

 

UAJS ACADEMIC BOARD

Prof. Maksym Gon

Chair of the Political Science Department,
Rivne State University of Humanities,
Director of the Center for Studies
of Memory Policy and Public History "Mnemonics"

 

Prof. Oksana Dovhopolova

Department of Philosophy and Methodology of Cognition,
Illia Mechnikov Odessa National University

 

Prof. Eugeny Kotlyar

Monumental Painting Department,
Curator of the Center for Oriental Studies,
Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Fine Arts

 

Dr. Kateryna Malakhova

Research fellow, Hryhoriy Skovoroda Institute of Philosophy,
National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Historical research officer, ESJF European Jewish Cemeteries Initiative

 

Prof. Ivan Monolatii 

Department of Political Science,
Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University
Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce,
Branch in Piotrków Trybunalski (Poland)

 

Dr. Taissa Sydorchuk

Director of the Omeljan Pritsak Research Center for Oriental Studies,
National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy

 

Prof. Oleksiy Khamray

Director of the Middle East Department,
Ahatanhel Krymskyi Institute of Oriental Studies,
National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Co-director of the Master Program in Jewish Studies,
National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy

 

Prof. Dmytro Tsolin

Director of the Center for Jewish Studies,
National University of Ostroh Academy

 

UAJS Administration and Executive Committee (2015–2019)