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From the blog of Boris Lozhkin at The Times of Israel

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Yaakov Dov Bleich, chief rabbi of Ukraine and Kyiv, says the memorial to thousands murdered 'brings an issue that has been lying dormant for 80 years to the forefront'

With presidential backing, Ukraine has held two weeks of events including exhibitions, an academic conference and documentary film premieres to mark the massacre

A man who eluded one the biggest massacre committed by the German army during the war recounts his experience to DW. He backs plans for a museum on the memorial site.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was joined by Israeli counterpart Isaac Herzog to open memorial to 33,000 Jews murdered in massacre; project will be completed in 2026

Afghanistan: Ever since the Taliban rose to power, the economy has stalled. Many people are now struggling to survive. +++ Ukraine: Babyn Yar was the site of the worst massacre during World War II. One survivor recounts the atrocity.

Minister of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine Oleksandr Tkachenko discussed the preservation of monuments of Jewish cultural and historical heritage with U.S. Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues Ellen Germain. — Ukrinform.

The 30% growth of Ukraine–Georgia trade turnover over the past six months testifies to friendly relations. — Ukrinform.

Israel Kasnett:“The majority of killers were German. We have a few names of Ukrainians, but they played secondary roles for the simple reason that the Germans wanted to steal the Jews’ belongings. A genocide is a killing, but it is also stealing,” said Father Patrick Desbois.