Throughout 2021, the Zionist Federation of Ukraine (ZFU), in cooperation with the “Diye-Slovo” Studio, carried out the project “The Open Book of Jewish History,” which included a series of online lectures and seminars.

The meetings covered topics such as the history of the establishment of the State of Israel, the Zionist dimension of Jewish identity, the opposition to Zionist ideas by the Soviet government, the search for a balance between religious and Zionist ideas in Jewish thought, contemporary trends and the development of Judaism and Zionism, as well as questions of Jewish studies and everyday life of the Jewish community, presented at an accessible, popular level.

In total, 20 sessions were held.

The project was implemented by the Zionist Federation of Ukraine in partnership with the International Interdisciplinary Certificate Program in Jewish Studies on the “Diye-Slovo” Studio platform, with the support of the Dutch Jewish Humanitarian Fund.

The initiator and project director was Olena Zaslavska.