Ukraine Marks 85th Anniversary of Babi Yar Massacre with President Zelensky
Translated & summarized from JDN by baba
Ukraine marked the 85th anniversary of the Babi Yar massacre with a ceremony attended by President Volodymyr Zelensky and international dignitaries. Israeli Minister Ze'ev Elkin and Ambassador Roi Rosenblit were present at the memorial site. Rabbi Yonatan Markowitz recited Psalms and spoke of Jewish continuity in Ukraine. The event honored the Jews 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 and was attended by international dignitaries.
- Israeli Minister Ze'ev Elkin and Ambassador Roi Rosenblit were among the attendees.
- Yad Vashem Chairman Dani Dayan also participated in the commemoration.
- Rabbi Yonatan Markowitz recited Psalms and spoke about Jewish life in Ukraine.
- The ceremony honored the memory of the Jews murdered during the Holocaust.
A special ceremony was held at the Babi Yar memorial site to mark the 85th anniversary of the massacre of Kyiv's Jews. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky attended the event, alongside other distinguished public figures from around the world. 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 Markowitz, the Chief Rabbi of Kyiv and emissary of the Rebbe, recited Psalms for the souls of the murdered. In his remarks, Rabbi Markowitz 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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