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The Ukrainian Jewish Committee is a
Kyiv Kyiv, also Kiev, is the capital and most populous List of cities in Ukraine, city of Ukraine. Located in the north-central part of the country, it straddles both sides of the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2022, its population was 2, ...
-based organization representing Ukrainian
Jew Jews (, , ), or the Jewish people, are an ethnoreligious group and nation, originating from the Israelites of ancient Israel and Judah. They also traditionally adhere to Judaism. Jewish ethnicity, religion, and community are highly inte ...
s. Its director general is Eduard Dolinsky, and its president is the Ukrainian MP
Oleksandr Feldman Olexandr Borysovych Feldman () (born January 6, 1960, Kharkiv) is a Ukrainian politician and public figure of Jewish origin, People's Deputy of Ukraine (since 2002), businessman, multi-millionaire. He is considered to be one of the most influential ...
. Was created in 2008 to fight against anti-Semitism, xenophobia and racism. Opposes attempts to heroize war criminals and accomplices of the Holocaust, denying and distorting the history of the Holocaust. Promotes dialogue between world religions and supports the State of Israel. In March 2014, O. Feldman announced that on April 2, 2014, "the Ukrainian Jewish Committee will host its fourth annual interfaith national forum, with the participation of participants from 50 countries, to discuss anti-Semitism" ("the Ukrainian Jewish Committee will host its fourth annual interfaith national forum, featuring participants from 50 countries coming together to discuss anti-Semitism").Народний депутат України, президент Українського єврейського комітету і засновник Київського міжконфесійного форуму Олександр Фельдманbr>зробив заяву через події у Києві
// TSN, 19 лютого 2014 17:33


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