Zelensky, Jewish community leaders commemorate 85th anniversary of Nazi's Babyn Yar WWII massacre
- On Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky joined members of the Jewish community to mark 85 years since the Babyn Yar massacre, with representatives from about 50 countries attending the ceremony.
- Nazi forces gunned down nearly 34,000 Jews in the ravine near Kyiv on September 29–30, 1941, marking the first mass killing of the Holocaust; thousands more were murdered there over the following two years.
- Chabad emissary Rebbetzin Devorah Leah Levenhartz honored her great-grandmother, Sonia Posner, who was murdered at the site; she described discovering her ancestor's testimony at Yad Vashem as "almost impossible to comprehend."
- Zelensky drew parallels between the historical atrocity and Russia's ongoing war, stating, "We must remember the terrible things that happened here many years ago, and now they are happening again." Organizers deployed specialized air-defense systems amid Russian drone threats.
- The memorial occurred as the community mourns Daniel Umansky, a 14-year-old Israeli citizen killed by a Russian drone in Kyiv last week. According to the Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine, his body will be transferred from Moldova to Israel on Wednesday.
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Zelenskyy honored the memory of the victims on the 85th anniversary of the Babyn Yar tragedy<p> The President honored the memory of the victims of the Nazi shootings at Babyn Yar. In 1941, nearly 34,000 Jews were killed there.</p>
Zelensky, Jewish community leaders commemorate 85th anniversary of Nazi's Babyn Yar WWII massacre
Zelensky, during his speech at the memorial ceremony for the Holocaust massacre, likened Russia's actions in the Ukraine-Russia War to horrors committed by the Nazis during World War II.
President Volodymyr Zelensky honored the memory of the victims of Babi Yar on the 85th anniversary of the tragedy, recalling that in just two days in September 1941, the Nazis shot almost 34 thousand Jews.
Zelensky Marks 85 Years Since Babyn Yar Massacre
KYIV, Ukraine (VINnews) – — President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday joined members of Ukraine’s Jewish community at a ceremony marking 85 years since the Babyn Yar massacre, when tens of thousands of Jews were killed by Nazi forces and their collaborators in Kyiv. Join our WhatsApp group Subscribe to our Daily Roundup Email The ceremony […]
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