HERITAGE:FRONT in Kyiv: Jewish heritage of Ukraine threatened by Russian war — exhibition opened

On October 23, 2026, HERITAGE — an exhibition about the monuments of national communities in the south and east of Ukraine threatened by the Russian war — opened at the Museum of the History of Kyiv. On 25 stands are photographs of buildings, cemeteries, and former settlements. Some photographs allow for a comparison of the state of the monuments before the full-scale invasion of 2022 and during the war.

Author: Stas Shifer
On October 27, the publication JewishNews reported on the Jewish part of the project. But the exhibition is not limited to Jewish history: it also features German, Mennonite, and Swedish communities. It is about people who have lived for generations in Ukrainian cities and villages, building schools, temples, workshops, and farms. Today, some of these places are close to the front or on occupied territory.

The project "Virtual Museum: Heritage of Ethnic Communities of Frontline Regions" was organized by the charitable foundation "Society for Development" with the participation of the Council of Germans of Ukraine and the German Nordost-Institut (IKGN e.V.). It is supported by the Ukrainian Cultural Foundation. The exhibition materials are prepared in…

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