News

20 may 2011

Lviv Celebrates the International Museum Day

Numerous activities were held across Lviv to mark the International Museum Day on May 18.
29 april 2011

Son of a POW from the WWII Citadel Prison Camp Sends A Message to the President

Andriy Sadovy, son of a POW once held at the Citadel Prison Camp during the WWII, also known as Stalag 328, calls for the site to be recognized as a national monument.
17 april 2011

New feature released on the Nash Holos Ukrainian Roots Radio [audio]

In a new feature at the Nash Holos Radio, Meylakh Sheykhet talks about a Jewish holiday of Passover.
30 march 2011

Meylakh Sheykhet Speaks to New Jersery Jewish News [full article]

Mr Sheykhet comments on the painful situation with the Jewish grave sites in Ukraine and the efforts to save the Jewish heritage in Ukraine.
30 march 2011

Several Museum Items Transferred to the Lviv Museum of the History of Religion

Items including Ukrainian household icons, fragments of an iconostasis, and portraits of the Fransciscans were transferred for permanent placement to the Lviv Museum of the History of Religion in order to preserve them for future generations.
13 march 2011

Petryakova Center Director Invited to the Nash Holos Ukrainain Roots Radio [audio]

Mr Sheykhet contributes to the release of a Jewish feature on the Nash Holos Ukrainaian Roots Radio based in Vancouver, Canada
11 march 2011

Lviv National Art Academy Supports the Petryakova Center and Memorial Museum

The president of the Lviv National Art Academy, Andriy Bokotey, issued a letter of support for the work of the Petryakova Center and the apartment-based memorial museum dedicated to Faina Petryakova
01 march 2011

The International Jewish Community Met with a Delegation from the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine

The international Jewish community met with a delegation from the Ukraine's Ministry of Culture. The meeting was organized by the Representation to Ukraine of the Union of Councils for Jews in the former Soviet Union (UCSJ) and the American International Committee for the Defense of Cemeteries, Mass Grave Sites and Memorial Places.
11 february 2011

Lviv City Mayor Visits the Petryakova Center and Our Memorial Apartment-based Museum

Lviv City Mayor Andriy Sadovy paid an official visit to our headquarters
22 december 2010

Planning Session Held in Relation to a Future Conference

An additional planning session took place in order to discuss an upcoming conference