2026-06-01
On May 25, 2026, the presentation of the project Bibliographic Database “Jewish Studies in Independent Ukraine” took place at the Lviv Museum of the History of Religion in the framework of the 36th International conference “History of Religions in Ukraine”. This project is being implemented by the Ukrainian Association of Jewish Studies (UAJS) in partnership with UNESCO Ukraine with financial support from the European Union.
The database was presented by the UAJS President and academic supervisor of the project, Vitaly Chernoivanenko. He reported on the current work on the database, which consists of completing the verification of bibliographic data, translating non-English data into English, and uploading all data to the forthcoming website.
The researcher also spoke about the diverse areas of religious studies within Jewish studies carried out in Ukraine during the independence era, and about the inclusion of these works in the created bibliographic database. Such works encompass studies of the Bible (Tanach), the Dead Sea Scrolls, Targums, Midrash, Hasidism, synagogue art and Jewish ritual objects, etc.
Among the participants of the panel “Presentation of new publications and projects” and the entire conference were associates of various scholarly institutions such as the Lviv Museum of the History of Religion, the H. S. Skovoroda Institute of Philosophy of the NAS of Ukraine, the Ihor Skochylias Center for Religious Culture of the Ukrainian Catholic University, the V. I. Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine, etc.
As an aside, the location of the conference itself — the Lviv Museum of the History of Religion — is unique, as it is the only museum in Ukraine that has a separate department “Judaism”.
This publication was produced as part of the project in partnership with UNESCO Ukraine with the financial support of the European Union. Its contents are the sole responsibility of NGO UAJS and do not necessarily reflect the views of UNESCO and the European Union.
Photo: Lviv Museum of the History of Religion
