Ukraine Marks 85 Years Since Babi Yar Massacre With Zelensky in Attendance
Translated & summarized from Behadrei Haredim by baba
Ukraine held a ceremony at the Babi Yar memorial site to commemorate the 85th anniversary of the massacre of Kyiv's Jews. President Volodymyr Zelensky attended the event, along with international dignitaries including Israeli Minister Ze'ev Elkin and Yad Vashem Chairman Dani Dayan. Rabbi Yonatan Markovitch recited Psalms and highlighted the importance of remembering the victims and the continuity of Jewish life in Ukraine. The ceremony took place at the site where Jews were murdered during the Holocaust.
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- Ukraine marked the 85th anniversary of the Babi Yar massacre with a ceremony attended by President Volodymyr Zelensky.
- The event took place at the Babi Yar memorial site in Kyiv, honoring Jews murdered during the Holocaust.
- Distinguished guests included Israeli Minister Ze'ev Elkin and Yad Vashem Chairman Dani Dayan.
- Rabbi Yonatan Markovitch recited Psalms and spoke about remembering victims and Jewish life.
- The ceremony occurred 85 years after the mass killings of Jews by Nazis in Kyiv.
A special ceremony was held at the Babi Yar memorial site in Kyiv to mark the 85th anniversary of the massacre of Kyiv's Jews. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky attended the event, alongside other distinguished international figures. Among the attendees were Minister Ze'ev Elkin, Israel's Ambassador to Ukraine Roi Rosenblit, Yad Vashem Chairman Dani Dayan, senior ministers and parliament members from Ukraine and Germany, ambassadors from various countries, representatives of Jewish communities, and emissaries and rabbis from Kyiv, Ukraine, and abroad.
The gathering commemorated the Jews murdered at the site during the Holocaust. Following the planting of a tree in memory of the victims, Rabbi Yonatan Markovitch, the Chief Rabbi of Kyiv and envoy of the Rebbe, recited Psalms for the souls of the deceased. In his remarks, Rabbi Markovitch emphasized the importance of remembering the victims and the continued existence and flourishing of Jewish life in Ukraine, particularly in the place where the Nazis sought to annihilate Kyiv's Jews.
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