Jews from Ukraine: Yura Lifshits. How a Kiev resident stopped a train heading to Auschwitz with just one pistol and saved more than a hundred prisoners
In our section “Jews from Ukraine,” we will tell the story of the heroic act of Yuri Lifshits, a Kyiv native who stopped the “death train” heading to Auschwitz and saved over 100 Jews. His story is an example of heroism and courage that continues to inspire people to fight against injustice. On April 19, […]
A stamp was issued in Ukraine in honor of Rafal Lemkin, a Jewish scientist who defined the concept of “genocide” and who was the first to call the Holodomor “genocide of the Ukrainian people.”
Rafal Lemkin – an outstanding Jewish lawyer of Polish origin, author of the term “genocide”. Lemkin was one of the first to call the Holodomor of 1932-1933 in Ukraine an act of genocide against the Ukrainian people. He is the first specialist in international law who defined the crimes of the Stalinist communist regime against […]
When evil returns to Europe: the cost of Russia’s inhumane war against Ukraine
A column by Yevhen Korniychuk, the Ambassador of Ukraine to Israel, was published in the Jerusalem Post. The occasion for the text was a tragedy that occurred in Kyiv just a few days ago. Yevgenia Bezfamilnaya has died — a woman who survived the Holocaust. She, who survived one of the darkest periods in human […]
Ukrainian Yaroslava Levitskaya is the only Righteous Among the Nations who currently lives in Israel and was honored with a memorial sign during her lifetime
Haifa knows and honors a modest heroine — a native of Zolochiv (Lviv region, Ukraine). On February 12, 2025, she turned 90 years old. In the Righteous Among the Nations Garden in Haifa, where 20 memorial stones bear the names of those who saved Jews and once lived in the city, Yaroslava Levytska remains the […]
For over 60 years, Jews have been asking to recognize Ukrainian Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky as Righteous Among the Nations – history
We remember Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky — a renowned Ukrainian, recognized as a savior of Jews both in the Jewish community of Ukraine and in Israel. However, he still does not hold the title of Righteous Among the Nations. The story of Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky is shared in our section “!! History and Facts” because his […]
On May 14, Ukraine celebrates the Day of Remembrance of Ukrainians who saved Jews during World War II
May 14 in Ukraine is celebrated as the Day of Memory for Ukrainians Who Saved Jews During World War II. This day highlights the courage and self-sacrifice of thousands of Ukrainians who risked their lives to save Jews from Nazi genocide. This is not just a historical date — it holds deep significance for the […]
An exhibition by Matvey Weisberg about the Holocaust, Babyn Yar – “In Search of Lost Meaning” has opened in Kyiv.
On January 27, 2026, on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the exhibition “In Search of Lost Meaning. Matvey Weisberg” opened at the Ukrainian House in Kyiv. The project was created as a joint initiative of the Ukrainian House and the National Historical and Memorial Reserve “Babyn Yar”. The exhibition is declared as an attempt to talk […]
“Well, Adolf, you can rejoice”: a Kyiv resident who survived the Holocaust froze to death due to a blackout caused by Putin
“Well, Adolf, can you rejoice? Your followers, decades later, have picked up the banner and continue the work that humanity tried to end many years ago. They have learned your lessons and methods and are creatively developing them. However, don’t rush to rejoice. They will lose, just like you. You died in a bunker, they […]
“‘For Laying Flowers — 15 Days’: How the USSR Systematically Erased the Memory of the Holocaust”
On January 27, the world remembers the victims of the Holocaust. For millions of people, this date is associated not only with the memory of the catastrophe but also with the question: why in the Soviet Union was it spoken of in whispers for decades — or not spoken of at all. Historian Vitaly Nakhmanovich […]
President of Ukraine: “If we do not remember the victims of the Holocaust, then fascism has the opportunity to be reborn and wage war against humanity again.”
On January 27, 2026, on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, a ceremony was held in Babyn Yar (Kyiv, Ukraine) to honor the memory of the victims of the Nazi genocide. The event was attended by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, representatives of the Ukrainian government, rabbis from Ukrainian cities, the Israeli ambassador to Ukraine Michael […]
Are we doing enough to ensure that history does not repeat itself? January 27 is International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
“Never again”?Today, during new wars in Europe and the Middle East, we bow our heads in memory of the millions of people killed just for the right to be themselves. This memory has not remained in textbooks. It is once again with us — in the news, in photographs of destroyed cities, in the fates […]
The Failed Russian Project “Memorial in Babin Yar” as a Tool for Manipulating Historical Memory – Yosef Zisels, Head of the Association of Jewish Public Organizations and Communities of Ukraine
Yosif Zisels, a well-known Ukrainian human rights activist and public figure of Jewish descent, told Ukraїner on April 29, 2025, how he opposed the project to create a memorial at Babyn Yar, initiated by Russian businessmen in 2016. This project became the cause of political disagreements and accusations of manipulating history. It is important to […]
Two regimes, two names, one face: September 22 is the anniversary of the Soviet-Nazi parade in Brest in 1939 – which paved the way for the outbreak of World War II and the Holocaust
September 22, 1939 an event took place that they still try not to remember in Russia – a joint parade of Nazis and communists in Brest. It was a symbol of cooperation between two totalitarian regimes, which became a dark spot in the history of World War II. It is especially important to realize that […]
Soviet ban on memory: exhibition of unrealized memorial of Babi Yar from 1965 opens in Kyiv
“Returning our own past and dismantling the myths created by the Soviet authorities about the Holocaust is one of the strategic directions of the National Historical and Memorial Preserve Babyn Yar,” said its director, Roza Tapanova, in her opening speech. She emphasized that the 1965 competition was a hope for the community to honor the […]
From the Holocaust to Russian Bombing: The Story of Elvira Borts and Her Grandson – The Defender of Azovstal – How a Jewish Family in Mariupol (Ukraine) Survived Two Genocides + Video
“I survived the Holocaust and then under Russian bombs. The story is repeating itself. But Ukraine must survive.” Russia follows in the footsteps of the Nazis, destroying Ukrainians just as Hitler destroyed the Jews. “We thought this would not happen again. But Russia has proven that we were mistaken.” Elvira Borts’ story was shared at […]
Ukrainian Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky: an unrecognized hero who saved hundreds of Jews during the Holocaust
“We want to pay tribute to the man who saved hundreds of Jews,” — said the Chief Rabbi of Ukraine Moshe Reuven Azman. Andrey Sheptytsky in 2008, the Jewish community of Ukraine recognized him as a Righteous One. November 1 marked 80 years since the death of the Ukrainian Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytskywho was one of […]
Memory Under Fire: The Holocaust in Ukraine, War, and Russian Imperial Narratives
The war, which has lasted longer than World War II, has changed not only everyday life in Ukraine but also the very optics of memory. The history of the Holocaust, questions of responsibility, collaboration, and the commemoration of tragedy today exist in a space of constant pressure — military, political, and informational. Historian Yuri (Amir) […]
The name that remains: a Righteous Among the Nations square has appeared in Balta
Balta is a small but historically rich town in the north of the Odessa region. Here, Ukrainian, Jewish, and Moldovan cultures intertwined, and the pre-war Jewish community played a significant role in the life of the town. That is why the decision made at the end of 2025 was not a formality for Balta, but […]
In Ukraine, Uzhhorod University is launching courses on the history of the Holocaust: memory that becomes knowledge
On October 3, 2025, Uzhhorod National University (UzhNU) announced the launch of Holocaust history courses as part of the international program The Claims Conference University Partnership in Holocaust Studies. In the 2025–2026 academic year, students will be able to study topics that shape not only the historical but also the humanitarian memory of Europe. This […]
September 29: Ukraine and the world honor the memory of the victims of Babyn Yar — Putin’s misanthropic regime is once again inciting hatred
Every year on September 29, Ukrainians mournfully remember the tragic pages of their history. Over two days — September 29 and 30, 1941 — the Nazis shot more than 30,000 Jews in Kyiv. What is important to understand is that this was one of the largest punitive actions of World War II. Babi Yar: Memory […]