Tag: Kyiv
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...
Kyiv honors Jewish Federations of North America for war-relief support
The Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) is among groups and countries recognized in Kyiv and honored by the planting of seven Japanese cherry trees in the Ukrainian capital.
The countries include the United States,...
United Hatzalah founder brings medical supplies to Ukraine, sees team on ground
President and founder of United Hatzalah Eli Beer flew to Moldova on Monday in an impromptu visit, heading into Ukraine to encourage volunteers of the organization who are active in the conflict zone and...
Third annual Kyiv Jewish Forum expected to reach half a million viewers worldwide
Celebrating 30 years of official diplomatic relations between Israel and Ukraine, the third annual Kyiv Jewish Forum—set to take place over two days starting this Wednesday—will be held online due to ongoing coronavirus restrictions....
Blinken discusses anti-Semitism, Babi Yar with Sharansky and Lieberman
Representatives of the supervisory board of the Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center Natan Sharansky and former Connecticut Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman met on Thursday with the U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington, D.C.
“We are grateful for...
Rabbis, Jewish world leaders unveil symbolic synagogue, prayer space at Babi Yar
Marking Yom Hashoah—Holocaust Remembrance Day on the Jewish calendar—the Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center unveiled the very first Jewish prayer space on Thursday.
The symbolic synagogue structure was opened at a ceremony that included special prayers led...
Babi Yar at 79 … and its future
Over a two-day period, beginning on Sept. 29, 1941, almost the entire Jewish community of Kyiv was wiped out at a ravine on the outskirts of the city known as Babi Yar.
The Nazis and...
Ukrainian president honors victims of Babi Yar
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky honored on Monday the memory of the victims of the Babi Yar tragedy, where some 33,771 Jews were murdered by Nazis 79 years ago in a ravine in the Ukrainian...