Ukraine Marks 85th Anniversary of Babi Yar Massacre with Zelensky in Attendance
Translated & summarized from Arutz Sheva by baba
Ukraine marked the 85th anniversary of the Babi Yar massacre with a ceremony attended by President Volodymyr Zelensky and international dignitaries. The event at the Babi Yar memorial site included prayers for the victims and a speech emphasizing the continuity of Jewish life. The massacre, a Holocaust atrocity, saw the systematic murder of Jews in the Kyiv area.
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- Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky attended a ceremony marking 85 years since the Babi Yar massacre.
- The event took place at the Babi Yar memorial site in Kyiv.
- Distinguished international figures, including Israeli officials, were present.
- Rabbi Yonatan Markovitch recited Psalms and spoke of Jewish continuity.
- The ceremony honored the Jews murdered during the Holocaust.
A special ceremony was held at the Babi Yar memorial site in Kyiv to commemorate the 85th anniversary of the massacre of Kyiv's Jews. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky attended the event, alongside other distinguished international figures.
Also present 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, and ambassadors from various countries. Representatives of Jewish communities, emissaries, and rabbis from Kyiv, Ukraine, and abroad also participated.
During the ceremony, after a tree was planted in memory of the victims, Rabbi Yonatan Markovitch, the Chief Rabbi of Kyiv and an emissary of the Rebbe of Chabad, recited Psalms for the souls of those murdered. He emphasized the importance of remembering the victims and the continued existence and flourishing of Jewish life in Ukraine, particularly at the site where the Nazis sought to annihilate Kyiv's Jews.
The massacre, which occurred during the Holocaust, saw the systematic murder of Jews in the Kyiv area.
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