Jewish Confederation of Ukraine
- Evreiskaia konfederatsiia Ukrainy
- EKU
Dates of Existence
1999 - Present
History
Established in 1999, the Jewish Confederation of Ukraine (Evreiskaia konfederatsiia Ukrainy; EKU) is an association of national, regional, and local organizations with a focus on “philanthropy, the reconstruction of the Jewish national way of life, and the support of humanitarian values.” It was set up by four umbrella organizations: the Union of Jewish Religious Organizations of Ukraine (Ob”edinenie Iudeiskikh Religioznykh Organizatsii Ukrainy; OIROU), the Society for Jewish Culture / Jewish Council of Ukraine (Obshchestvo Evreiskoi Kultury / Evreiskii Sovet Ukrainy; ESU), the Association of Jewish Organizations and Communities-VAAD of Ukraine (Assotsiatsiia Evreiskikh Organizatsii i Obshchin–VAAD Ukrainy; VAAD-AEOOU), and the Kiev City Jewish Community.
Places
Ukraine
Rules and Conventions
EHRI Guidelines for Description v.1.0
Sources
The YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe (retrieved on 29/10/2017) http://www.yivoencyclopedia.org/article.aspx/Jewish_Confederation_of_Ukraine