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Zelenskyy marks 80 years since liberation of Auschwitz

President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, participated today in a ceremony at Babi Yar, marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp.

Zelenskyy attends memorial on anniversary of Babi Yar massacre

Memorial ceremony was held at the Babi Yar killing site, marking 83 years since the massacre of Kyiv’s Jews, who were murdered by the Nazi Germans and their collaborators in 1941.

Zelenskyy visits Babi Yar on 82nd anniversary of massacre

Ukrainian President: No matter how many years have passed, humanity will remember the lives taken by Nazism.

The horror of Babi Yar, Erev Yom Kippur 1941

Ukrainian militiamen, supervised by Germans, ordered the Jews to undress. Those who balked were assaulted, their clothes ripped off. Op-ed.

80 years ago this week: US responds to war crimes in Ukraine

The Times buried the report on Nazi atrocities in Ukraine at the end of a column of items from Europe.That, at least, has changed.Op-ed

Canadian antisemitism envoy slams Russian strike on Babi Yar site

Irwin Cotler, Canada's envoy for Holocaust remembrance and antisemitism, calls out Russia for "unlawful and brutal aggression" in Ukraine.

Russian strike hits Babyn Yar memorial in Kyiv

Airstrike on TV tower hits memorial to 33,000 Jews murdered in Holocaust massacre. Ukrainian government says.

Has Putin turned the clock back — or is he running out of time?

What we are witnessing in Ukraine is not merely the madness of Tsar Vladimir, it goes beyond that. Opinion.

'We pledge to act, every day, so that history is not repeated'

US Secretary of State Blinken issues remarks on 80th anniversary of Babi Yar Massacre.

Pres. Herzog recites Yizkor memorial prayer at Babi Yar

International ceremony held marking 80 years since the Babi Yar Massacre and inaugurating the Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center in Kyiv.

This German lawyer is seeking justice for a massacre perpetrator

80 years after Babyn Yar Holocaust massacre, a German lawyer seeks trial for last living alleged perpetrator.

80 years since Babi Yar: We must never forget

There is a Jewish and moral imperative to remember those murdered in the ravine of death and ensure their names are not forgotten. Op-ed.

President Herzog to visit Ukraine in first state visit

Marking 80 years since the Babyn Yar Massacre, President Isaac Herzog will fly to Ukraine for the first state visit of his presidency.

Knesset award for the last survivor of the Babyn Yar massacre

Michael Sidko, last remaining survivor of Babyn Yar massacre, receives medal of recognition from Knesset.

Babi Yar documentary to screen at Cannes film fest

Documentary by Ukrainian director combines never before seen archival footage with new interviews of eye-witnesses.

Symbolic Synagogue unveiled on site of Nazi Massacre

Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center unveils first Jewish prayer space at Babyn Yar, site of massacre of 33,771 Jews.

Ukraine’s President Zelensky unveils new Babyn Yar monument

Int'l dignitaries including Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin send messages to ceremony marking start of 80th anniversary commemorations.

Rabbi Mendelevich protests Babi Yar Memorial on Jewish Graves

Famous refusenik: 'I only want to make sure that no construction is carried out over Jewish graves.'

Ukraine President supports construction of Babyn Yar memorial

Zelensky: 'It would be good if this project were brought to life.' Working committee will be formed to advance cooperation on the Memorial.

New Holocaust memorial project ignites controversy

A ‘Holocaust Disneyland?’ Historians say a controversial film director wants to turn a Ukrainian museum into one.

PM and wife join Ukraine Pres in Babi Yar ceremony

PM Netanyahu and wife Sara, with Ukraine Pres. Zelensky, attend memorial ceremony for Ukrainian Jews murdered at Babi Yar during WWII.

Rivlin praises plans for memorial to honor Babi Yar victims

Israeli President Rivlin meets the Babi Yar Holocaust Memorial Center delegation.

'Babi Yar' author passes away

Russian poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko, best known for his poem “Babi Yar,” which commemorates one of the worst Nazi atrocities, dies at 84.

Were rabbi's assailants anti-Semites - or thieves?

Chief Rabbi of Ukraine tells Arutz Sheva that motive for brutal attack might not be anti-Semitism.

Debate looms over Ukraine's Holocaust memorial event

Senior state historian in Ukraine accuses Rivlin of repeating a Soviet "myth" about Ukrainians' complicity in the Holocaust.

Ukraine marks 75 years since Babi Yar mass slaughter of Jews

Ukrainians have been wrestling with their countrymen's role in collaborating with the Nazis ever since.

Rivlin addresses Ukraine Parliament 75 years after Babi Yar

President Rivlin: 'We must not play a part in the sin of forgetting or denial. Leaders who support anti-Semitic ideas won't be welcomed.'

Watch: The haunting melody of Babi Yar

Soulful tune and moving imagery poignantly captures the site of the largest single massacre of the Holocaust.

'Our nations share a history of over 1,000 years'

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein highlight similarities between Israel, Ukraine in state visit.

Babi Yar Memorial Vandalized with Swastikas

Jewish organizational representatives shocked to find graffiti swastikas on memorial site for Nazi victims.

Swastikas Spray-Painted on Babi Yar Memorial in Ukraine

In the second anti-Semitic graffiti incident in a week in Ukraine, vandals spray-painted swastikas on Babi Yar monument in Kiev.

Australian Ceremonies Honor the Victims of Babi Yar Massacre

Hundreds gather to commemorate the anniversary of the massacre of 34,000 Jews at ceremonies in Sydney and Melbourne.

New Jewish Memorial to be Built at Babi Yar

Jewish community heads from around the world participated in a ceremony in memory of the Jews who were murdered in Babi Yar.