Voices. A Mosaic of Ukrainian-Jewish Life. Russian-Ukrainian War
“Every night, we wake up from explosions”, Karina Ragimova
Jewish Museum Augsburg Swabia
Voices. A Mosaic of Ukrainian Jewish Life
On February 24th, 2022, Russia began the war against Ukraine, escalating the ongoing conflict since the annexation of Crimea and the occupation of parts of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. It is estimated that in August 2022, there are about 6.3 million refugees from Ukraine across Europe.
Jewish communities in Germany provide support for Jewish refugees. For example, the Jewish community in Augsburg offers material donations, translation services, etc. At the same time, Jewish volunteer agencies in Ukraine provide material and psychological support on site.
Inna Tarasjuk
… was born in the city of Donetsk in 1979.
In 2014 she emigrated to Germany.
She is head of the youth center of the Jewish community in Augsburg.
Interview from August 18, 2022, Augsburg
Alisa Penner
… studies biology at Karazin University, Kharkiv.
She currently resides in Augsburg.
Interview from October 2, 2023
Eugeny Kotlyar
… was born in the city of Kharkiv in 1970.
He is Professor at the Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts.
Interviews from July 15, and August 18, 2022
The Drobytskyi Yar memorial damaged by Russian troops by Eugeny Kotlyar's private archiveJewish Museum Augsburg Swabia
Drobytskyi Yar memorial, damaged by Russian troops in 2022
Yehor Patrikieiev
... was born in Vinnytsia in 1976.
He is a programmer in the IT company Opal Future Technologies.
He currently resides in Ashkelon, Israel.
Interview from January 30, 2023
Karina Rahimova
... was born in 1982 in the city of Kharkiv.
She works as a psychotherapist and
volunteers at the «Nezlamnyi Kharkivs Charitable Foundation».
She lives in Kharkiv.
Interview from July 26, 2022
Residents of Kharkiv are hiding in the subway station from shelling (2022) by Eugeny Kotlyar's private archiveJewish Museum Augsburg Swabia
Residents of Kharkiv are hiding in the subway from shelling
2022
Gennady Khanes
... works as a pediatrician in the hospital Ohmatdyt, Kyiv.
He resides in Bucha, Kyiv region.
Interview from May 31, 2022
Marla Raucher Osborn
...was born in Los Angeles in 1959.
She is founder of the public organization ''Jewish Heritage of Rohatyn'' and lives in Lviv.
Interview from July 15, 2022
NGO “Rohatyn Jewish Heritage” with volunteers by NGO "Rohatyn Jewish Heritage"Jewish Museum Augsburg Swabia
NGO "Rohatyn Jewish Heritage" with volunteers
Sabina Erenberg
... is a psychotherapist.
She is a volunteer of the psychological and logistical project “Helping to leave” and Telegram channel “Psychological support. Ukraine”, Kyiv.
Interview from July 18, 2022
Sabina Erenberg. A photo for friends, taken in the bathroom during a Russian shelling (2022-02-27) by Sabina Erenberg's private archiveJewish Museum Augsburg Swabia
Sabina Erenberg
Photo for friends, taken in the bathroom during a Russian shelling, February 27, 2022
On his way to the West of Ukraine, Eugeny Kotlyar prays to Baal Shem Tov by his grave in a Jewish cemetery, asking for a quick termination of the war. Village of Medzhybizh, Khmelnytskyi region
Recorded on March 7, 2022
Recording from the archive of Eugeny Kotlyar
Historic Jewish buildings on the streets of Medzhybizh (2022-03) by Eugeny Kotlyar's private archiveJewish Museum Augsburg Swabia
Historic Jewish buildings on the streets of Medzhybizh
March 2022
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