President of the Jewish Confederation of Ukraine emphasized that up to 300,000 people, most of whom were Jews, had been executed in the Pisky area between 1941 and 1943
A touching celebration of Jewish continuity and vivacity took place in Kharkov, Ukraine recently – a 150-year old Torah Scroll was restored and inaugurated at the local community by the original owner’s 6th generation descendant in honor of his upcoming wedding.
Coordination Council of the Vaad of Ukraine is hereby expressing full confidence in and support of the Ukrainian Jewish Encounter, the Kiev City Jewish Community and Rabbi Yaakov Dov Bleich in their efforts to memorialize Nazi victims and organize the mourning ceremony in Sambir.
The Association of Jewish Organizations and Communities with the support of donors reconstructed Jewish memorial in order to establish a Holocaust Museum of Bukovinian Jews.
Dr. Ilia Lurie, a researcher with a group dedicated to preserving the legacy of Jews from Galicia and Bukovina, explains that the graves are a ''rare find,'' as most Jewish cemeteries in the region have not survived.
Rabbi Moshe Reuven Azman told The Jerusalem Post that the country’s Jewish community was “hurt” by statements that Netanyahu is only in Kiev in order to get visuals for his campaign videos.
