Jewish-Ukrainian relations. A blitz (12.07.2023)

Date
12 July 2023
Duration
23:56
Platform
YouTube

A blitz Q&A by Vitaliy Dribnytsya on Jewish-Ukrainian relations. Measured, without apologetics: when and how Jews appeared in the lands of Ukraine (through Crimea, the early Middle Ages), the debatable question of Judaism among the elite of the Khazar Khaganate and a cautious attitude toward oversimplifications, and a refutation of the Russian trope that Jews ought to be grateful to Stalin for Israel (Stalin acted out of his own interests). The material supplements the article on the Holocaust and memory with context on the long-standing presence of Jews in Ukraine and an analysis of one more manipulative narrative.

Key moments

  1. 04:33 Refuting the trope "Jews should thank Stalin for creating Israel"
  2. 05:41 When Jews appeared in Ukraine — through Crimea, the early Middle Ages (4th–9th c.)
  3. 06:20 The Khazar Khaganate and the elite's Judaism — a debatable question, not a "settled" one

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