On January 27, 2026, at the V. I. Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine (Kyiv, Volodymyrska St., 62, large reading room of the Manuscript Institute of the V. I. Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine), the exhibition "In the Light of the Torah: The Colorful World of Orthodox Jews Before the Times of Tribulation" will open, dedicated to the International Holocaust Remembrance Day. During the event, scientists from the V. I. Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine and the Institute for Information Recording Problems of the NAS of Ukraine will present their results in preserving and digitizing the cultural heritage of the Jews of Ukraine.
PROGRAM
Welcome remarks:
• General Director of the V. I. Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine, Corresponding Member of the NAS of Ukraine, Liubov Dubrovina;
• Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Hungary to Ukraine, His Excellency Antal Heizer;
• Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Israel to Ukraine, His Excellency Michael Brodsky;
• Representative of the Chief Rabbi of Kyiv (with greetings on behalf of the local Jewish religious leadership).
Reports and presentations:
1. "Treasures of Jewish Culture in Ukraine": a joint project of the V. I. Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine and the Institute for Information Recording Problems of the NAS of Ukraine.
Authors of the report-presentation:
• Deputy Director for Scientific Work of the Institute for Information Recording Problems of the NAS of Ukraine, Corresponding Member of the NAS of Ukraine, Andriy Kryuchyn;
• Director of the Institute for Information Recording Problems of the NAS of Ukraine, Academician of the NAS of Ukraine, Vyacheslav Petrov;
• Leading Researcher of the Institute for Information Recording Problems of the NAS of Ukraine, Candidate of Technical Sciences, Ihor Kosyak.
2. "Jewish Historical and Cultural Heritage in the Collections of the V. I. Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine".
Author of the presentation – Acting Head of the Judaica Department of the Manuscript Institute of the V. I. Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine, Tetyana Batanova.
The reports and presentations will take place within the framework of the exhibition "In the Light of the Torah: The Colorful World of Orthodox Jews Before the Times of Tribulation", organized by the V. I. Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine and the Embassy of Hungary in Ukraine in cooperation with the Budapest Holocaust Memorial Center. On the day of the exhibition opening, video recordings provided by the Budapest Holocaust Memorial Center will be broadcast in the exhibition space, and authentic recordings of traditional Jewish music and folklore, digitized by the V. I. Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine and the Institute for Information Recording Problems of the NAS of Ukraine, will be used for audio accompaniment.
The events begin at 12:00.
Information provided by the V. I. Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine
and the Institute for Information Recording Problems of the NAS of Ukraine