Jewish History in Ukrainian Maps

I recorded this video after Vladimir Putin delivered his February 21 speech denying the historical validity of Ukraine, a clear pretext to the invasion that began a few hours ago. This brief video provides a survey of the long Jewish presence in the region, framed in the context of maps: political, ethnolinguistic, military and social.

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[antiallhypocrite]

Not a word about the Ukrainian Independent State during WW2 when pogroms were being waged against Jews, Poles and Russians. And most of the pogroms in Ukraine and the Baltic states were not done by German Nazis but by collaborators.

[IvanHreshko]

I live in Ukraine and dont know any jewish people personally, but my grandma allways told me, that she worked with them and they are good and respectable people. Very interesting to see their story on our shared land.

[silvercloud]

Prof Abramson is definitely the Google and giant in the field of history !!
Can listen to him for hours without getting bored or falling asleep !!

[DavidJones-jice]

Thank you Henry for this very important History Lesson that the World needs to listen too right now. May you be blessed.

[winifredclarke]

What a lot of bs!
Do a proper background check in world /European history map before make this statements please!
Specially the Hungarian map how it's looked like from 1200-

[Kreln]

*Wisdom is distilled from knowledge..., and your videos are always rich in historical knowledge... Thank you sir... Sincerely..., Thank you...*

[davissae]

The name “Russia” was a conscious and relatively recent rebranding of the Muscovite state in an attempt to connect it to the historical Kievan Rus.

[janettepatterson]

THIS IS VERY HELPFUL, FOR THIS GENTILE LADY. IT IS A LOT TO TAKE IN, SO I WILL HAVE TO WATCH THE VIDEO AGAIN. I HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING YOU WITH JEWISH HISTORY FOR A FEW SESSIONS NOW. THANK YOU FOR THE WONDERFUL FOUNT OF KNOWLEDGE

[claudiamontana]

No real history. The Jewish was in all country when they immigrated from middle East ( there is not their territory ) And in 1939 the secret accord Molotov-Ribentrof between Germain and Russia they take many territories from Romania and gave to Ucrainei ( now there are 500 000 Romanians who lives in west part of Ucraina ), also the parts of Hungary and Poland were gave to Ucrainei. And in the East there are territory from Russia with Russian people who lives there. All these minorities populations don't have the the elementary human being rights to learn their maternal languages in the school, to use their languages in administrations and to keep theirs traditions.... For this reason Ucraina is not recognized by United Nations because there are problems with their frontiers ( not recognized by the neighbors ) . In Kiev was the beginning of Russian knezat. After the capital of Russia moved in Moscow. The ucrIniens speak a dialect of Russian language. They are brothers. But ucrIniens have many hate for all is not ucrainian. For this reason they was more nazy than Germans in second war. Now she must be choice to be neutral because it was Minsk accord where Russia don't want NATO near her. It is like Cuba problem in the past ...

[mahae_]

Your maps are wrong because it includes parts of Romania, which is wrong considering that Romania was much bigger and included parts of Current Ukraine

[TTuoTT]

Im sorry but your history on the Cossacks, unfortunately like with a lot of historians who dont pay enough attention to the complexity of the topic, consists largely of myths that are propagated by a russian colonial type history of misrepresentation of their story. The most important thing to point out here is that the Cossacks were not a "band of freed serfs and adventurers" and so on, but mainly an ethnic sub-group within Ukraine that was at the same time multiculturally open to newcomers and so on. They had a unique military-democratic political system and the first european constitution was written there (google it). Another fact that goes down in the broader historical discussion thanks to the neglect of their story in their colonial context. You as well haven't even mentioned the Zaporozian Host as one of the major historical states in Ukraine in your introduction, which was not a "quasi military cowboy like encampment", but a political entity with a permanent population, military and a functioning elected bureaucracy. The painting you are showing is a product of 19th century european political romanticism.

...Also you are pointing out the allegiance of Khmelnytski with Moskow as a kind of "pro-russian turning point" of the Zaporozian Host, but the Cossack state(s) changed allegiances several times in the following years, from Moskow to Poland to the Krimeans, the Swedes and so on. So just a massive misrepresentation on your side, what can I say.

[tuinman]

You're understated sadness while giving this talk was very moving.

[ulexite-tv]

Thank you -- this was helpful to me in explaining the historic roots of the Russian invasion of Ukraine to my (non-Jewish) husband. You are an excellent and always well-organized teacher. We both like your videos and we watch them together.

[goldas.]

Ukrainian atrocities against Jews:
B. Chmelnitsky pogroms, other pogroms, the atrocities of locals during WW2 including the most horrific ones in Lviv.
Do you know if Ukraine ever condemned them or removed the monuments & teachings glorifying Bogdan Chmelnitsky & alike??

[Majestic]

Rus is not related to Russia?? You must be joking.

[sonjahertzing]

Blessed be the memories of your dear family that died in Lithuania, Professor. Thank you for informing us about Ukraine.

[bafatan]

2:45 Poles did not emerge from Kievan Rus, Poland was a separate kingdom. Look on the map behind you. You are incorrect my Jewish friend. Anyways, SLAVA UKRAINI.

[ramonasue]

Thankyou for your very balanced history of that area. It's nice to listen to a calm story and even handed treatment. thnkyou Henry .

[maritucci]

That presentation was amazing ! Ukraine has such a complicated history and you really helped me to understand it…thank you so much !

[deborahswart]

Thank you very much rabbi Abramson for this exhaustive & excellent summary of Ukrainian history.