Yaroslav Hrytsak (UA)

Yaroslav Hrytsak is  professor at the Ukrainian Catholic University (Lviv, Ukraine) where is director of the Jewish Studies Program. He has taught at Columbia University, Harvard University , and the Central European University. He is the author of numerous publications modern history of Eastern Europe, including Prophet in his Native Land: Ivan Franko and His Community (Kyiv, 2006; Polish translation in 2011; English translation is forthcoming) and has various Ukrainian and foreign awards for academic achievements and public activity