Tag: Babi-Yar
The dark legacy of Babi Yar
The English word “holocaust” is borrowed from the Latin word holocaustum, used in the Latin translation of the Bible. This word is based in turn on a Greek word that means “burned whole” or “burnt...
Ukrainian Jewish leaders talk of history old and new: Babyn Yar memorial, evacuating refugees
It’s a war that feels somewhat biblical, and Ukraine’s chief rabbi is taking lessons from the Torah.
“When our forefather Jacob met with his brother Esau, he prepared himself with three things: He prepared the doron,...
Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center publishes 159 names of Nazi soldiers who murdered Jews...
Against the background of the official commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the Babi Yar Massacre, with the participation of the presidents of Ukraine, Germany and Israel, the Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center (BYHMC) has released...
Herzog at Babi Yar: Leaders must ‘condemn slightest hint of anti-Semitism’
Israel’s President Isaac Herzog addressed the international gathering on Wednesday marking 80 years since the Babi Yar massacre in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Sept. 29-30, 1941.
Speaking alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and other...
Israeli president arrives in Ukraine for first state visit
Israeli President Isaac Herzog arrived in Ukraine on Tuesday to participate in an official international ceremony marking the anniversary of the Babi Yar Massacre. It will be his first state visit as president.
“The Jewish People have...
Athens Democracy Forum highlights rise in anti-Semitism as it marks Babi Yar massacre
A discussion was held on Thursday at the Athens Democracy Forum marking exactly 80 years since the Nazi massacre of Ukrainian Jews at Babi Yar on the outskirts of the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv (Kiev). In...
80 years since Babi Yar: Making sure the Holocaust is not forgotten
When my father was 6 months old, my grandparents put him in a burlap sack and smuggled him out of Ukraine as they fled the pogroms of 1921. Their destination was Poland, which they...
September 29, 1941: Babi Yar massacre begins
The Babi Yar massacre of nearly 34,000 Jewish men, women and children begins on the outskirts of Kiev in the Nazi-occupied Ukraine.
The German army took Kiev on September 19, and special SS squads prepared...
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33,771 murdered Jews: The Babi Yar nightmare
77 years ago, Dina Levina was at Babi Yar, a ravine just outside of Kiev, Ukraine, where she witnessed one of the largest massacres of the Holocaust.
The massacre was the largest mass-killing under the...
Isaac Herzog to travel to Ukraine for first state visit as Israel’s president
Israeli President Isaac Herzog will head to Ukraine next week for the first state visit of his presidency, according to an official statement.
During his visit, which will take place between Oct. 5 and Oct....