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The village of Ksaveriv and Its Jewish Past

Posted on by Igor Kulakov
The village of Ksaveriv and Its Jewish Past

The village of Ksaveriv, located in the Polissia region, has a rich history. An important aspect of its past was the Jewish community that lived here for many centuries. Memories of this community have almost vanished, remaining only in the recollections of a few long-time residents and archival documents, but researchers and local historians continue to uncover the village’s history. Nestled among the forests of Zhytomyr Polissia, far from major roads, was the small village…

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Holocaust Memorial Center initiates renaming the Dorohozhychi station to Babyn Yar

Posted on by Igor Kulakov
Holocaust Memorial Center initiates renaming the Dorohozhychi station to Babyn Yar

The Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center initiates the renaming of the Dorohozhyzhi station of the Syrets-Pechersk metro line to Babyn Yar. The NGO has already sent a letter of request to Kyiv Mayor Vitaly Klychko. The funding of all costs and expenses connected with the renaming process will be assumed by the Charity.  The reasoning behind this initiative is the fact that Dorohozhychi metro station is located directly on the historical site in the ravine…

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Unheard stories of terror and Holocaust victims to sound louder

Posted on by Igor Kulakov
Unheard stories of terror and Holocaust victims to sound louder

In order to establish the fullest collection of spoken testimonies of mass violence in the mid-20th century and victims of the Holocaust, and to call on all museums focused on crimes against humanity to unite to promote and advocate their joint efforts, the Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center (BYHMC) and the “Territory of Terror” Memorial Museum of Totalitarian Regimes signed a Cooperation and Partnership Memorandum on 19 June. In 2018, the BYHMC started its project…

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Volodymyr Zelensky Dissolves Verkhovna Rada and Calls on the Cabinet to Resign

Posted on by Igor Kulakov
Volodymyr Zelensky Dissolves Verkhovna Rada and Calls on the Cabinet to Resign

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has decided to dissolve the Verkhovna Rada of the eighth convocation. He announced the decision in his inaugural speech at the special parliament session on May 20th in Kyiv. He also called on the deputies to use the remaining two months before the snap election to pass laws removing parliamentary immunity, establishing criminal liability for illegal enrichment and provide for the open-list Electoral Code. In addition, Volodymyr Zelensky demanded that…

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October 1, 2018. Holocaust Monument Opening at the Soshne Forest Killing Site

Posted on by Alena Zolotarevskaya
October 1, 2018. Holocaust Monument Opening at the Soshne Forest Killing Site

Tsal Kaplun Foundation based in New York, USA and State Administration of Izyaslav rayon of Khmelnitskyi oblast will hold a ceremony of opening a Monument dedicated to victims of Holocaust in Izayslav. The opening will take place on October 25, 2018 at 1 p.m. local time. This memorial will be the first in a series of monuments funded by the Tsal Kaplun Foundation (TKF) to honor the Holocaust victims and to ensure that the horrors…

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Hope4Hanukkah Annual Charity Campaign in Ukraine

Posted on by Igor Kulakov
Hope4Hanukkah Annual Charity Campaign in Ukraine

Candles, which quantity is increasing day by day, the aroma of potato pancakes and donuts, small gifts, hopes, dreams, miracles … Return to childhood … Hanukkah … Wonderful holiday, fun for children and adults, the opportunity to spend time with friends, have fun, to fulfill the commandment, to make a gift … And what happens to those who are lonely and weak, to those who are slaves of their four walls not due to their…

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Documentary project “Word of the Righteous” was presented in Kyiv

Posted on by Igor Kulakov
Documentary project “Word of the Righteous” was presented in Kyiv

According to official figures, there are about 2.5 thousand people in Ukraine, who have the honorary title of the Righteous Among the Nations, which they were awarded by the State of Israel in gratitude for rescuing the Jewish people during the Second World War. We are the second country after Poland by the number of heroes, and the work of Svetlana Levitas and MargarethaOrmotsadze, will tell about the people who saved others, risking their own…

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