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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Holocaust survivors from Ukraine – how are they enduring the fourth year of war? – video by Dan Goldman
“… my girlfriend, at one time, repatriated from Ukraine alone. Her entire family remained there, in Ukraine, including grandparents who survived the Holocaust. She grew up in the Jewish community, and the question of living in Israel was always a matter of time for her. One day after another conversation with her relatives, she told […]
Russian memorials did not sign the declaration joined by 32 European sites of memory associated with the crimes of Nazi Germany and its accomplices during World War II
On July 15, 2026, 32 European memorial institutions preserving the memory of the crimes of Nazi Germany and its collaborators during World War II signed a joint declaration European Memorial Sites: Core Declaration on protecting their independence from political and budgetary pressure. Among the signatories are the memorials of Auschwitz-Birkenau, Babi Yar, Buchenwald, Dachau, Bergen-Belsen, […]
In Babyn Yar, the ‘Research Space’ was launched: the memory of the Holocaust is comprehended through cinema, archives, and family stories
In the National Historical and Memorial Reserve “Babyn Yar” in Kyiv, the summer program “RESEARCH SPACE” – Ukr. (“RESEARCH SPACE”) has begun — a two-month public project dedicated to personal and family history, collective memory, the Holocaust, and the tragedy of Babyn Yar. The project officially opened on July 9, 2026, and on July 10, […]
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