US, Israeli officials commemorate Babi Yar massacre’s 80th anniversary
State Dept. spokesman says world must ‘counter the kind of hatred that led to the Holocaust’; Israeli envoy in Ukraine: ‘It is our responsibility to remember’
American and Israeli officials on Wednesday honored the victims of the Babi Yar massacre (also sometimes spelled Babyn Yar), on the 80th anniversary of one of the largest mass murders of Jews in the Holocaust.
US State Department spokesman Ned Price tweeted: “As we mark the 80th anniversary of the massacre at Babyn Yar in Ukraine, we must redouble our efforts to counter the kind of hatred that led to the Holocaust. We honor all those lost at Babyn Yar and recommit to ensuring its full history is told. #NeverAgain #ProtectTheFacts.”
Israeli Ambassador to Ukraine, Michael Brodsky, tweeted a photo of himself at the memorial site near Kyiv, writing: “It is our responsibility to remember and to preserve the memory for future generations who did not get to meet the Holocaust survivors and hear their story.”
David Harris, CEO of the American Jewish Committee, shared a photo of the incident, adding: “We must never, ever, forget.”
