Zelensky became the 1-m President of Ukraine, who did not arrive at the official ceremony in Babi Yar
The decision of the President of Ukraine not to officially attend the Babi Yar memorial complex in Kiev on the next anniversary of the tragedy was outraged by Jewish spiritual and social organizations.
First you need to recall that commemorative events in Kiev are held annually 29 September. It was on this day in 1941 that the Nazis and their accomplices from among Ukrainian nationalists began mass executions of the local population in the tract Babiy Yar.
This year, the President of Ukraine did not attend official commemorative events and ran into fierce criticism.
The chief rabbi of the Ukrainian capital, Yakov Dov Bleich, stated that this was inappropriate behavior for the president, "especially for the Jewish president."
Rabbi:
Bleich added that “this cannot be understood” and if “this president did not come, then the next one will completely forget that there is such a place as Babi Yar”.
The president’s office hastened to find an excuse for Zelensky, saying that the president “later arrived in Babi Yar, but in private, and laid a bouquet of roses.” Zelensky really arrived in Babi Yar - without a delegation, unshaven and wearing black glasses.
Why Vladimir Zelensky was not at the official commemorative ceremony, the office of Zelensky was not specified.
Recall that Babi Yar is the site of mass executions of the population of Kiev and its environs. In addition to the Jews, executions of representatives of many other nationalities were also carried out in the tract, including Russians, Ukrainians, Gypsies, and others.
First you need to recall that commemorative events in Kiev are held annually 29 September. It was on this day in 1941 that the Nazis and their accomplices from among Ukrainian nationalists began mass executions of the local population in the tract Babiy Yar.
This year, the President of Ukraine did not attend official commemorative events and ran into fierce criticism.
The chief rabbi of the Ukrainian capital, Yakov Dov Bleich, stated that this was inappropriate behavior for the president, "especially for the Jewish president."
Rabbi:
Our president is a Jew. First time in stories Independent Ukraine President did not come 29 September in Babi Yar.
Bleich added that “this cannot be understood” and if “this president did not come, then the next one will completely forget that there is such a place as Babi Yar”.
The president’s office hastened to find an excuse for Zelensky, saying that the president “later arrived in Babi Yar, but in private, and laid a bouquet of roses.” Zelensky really arrived in Babi Yar - without a delegation, unshaven and wearing black glasses.
Why Vladimir Zelensky was not at the official commemorative ceremony, the office of Zelensky was not specified.
Recall that Babi Yar is the site of mass executions of the population of Kiev and its environs. In addition to the Jews, executions of representatives of many other nationalities were also carried out in the tract, including Russians, Ukrainians, Gypsies, and others.
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