Sharansky: Racing to rescue Babi Yar’s Jewish history as Russia bombards Ukraine
Natan Sharansky’s team races to digitize Jewish records tied to Babi Yar before Russian strikes destroy them, working underground in Kyiv.
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Natan Sharansky, the Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center’s (BYHMC) chairman, speaks at the symbolic synagogue there in 2023. Photo courtesy of BYHMC.
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Sharansky: Racing to rescue Babi Yar’s Jewish history as Russia bombards Ukraine
Natan Sharansky’s team races to digitize Jewish records tied to Babi Yar before Russian strikes destroy them, working underground in Kyiv.
Alex Traiman
4
mins read time
Originally published at
JNS
Natan Sharansky, the Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center’s (BYHMC) chairman, speaks at the symbolic synagogue there in 2023. Photo courtesy of BYHMC.
Originally published at
JNS
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Sharansky: Racing to rescue Babi Yar’s Jewish history as Russia bombards Ukraine
Natan Sharansky’s team races to digitize Jewish records tied to Babi Yar before Russian strikes destroy them, working underground in Kyiv.
Alex Traiman
4
mins read time
Originally published at
JNS
Natan Sharansky, the Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center’s (BYHMC) chairman, speaks at the symbolic synagogue there in 2023. Photo courtesy of BYHMC.
Originally published at
JNS
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Sharansky: Racing to rescue Babi Yar’s Jewish history as Russia bombards Ukraine
Natan Sharansky’s team races to digitize Jewish records tied to Babi Yar before Russian strikes destroy them, working underground in Kyiv.
Alex Traiman
4
mins read time
Originally published at
JNS
Natan Sharansky, the Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center’s (BYHMC) chairman, speaks at the symbolic synagogue there in 2023. Photo courtesy of BYHMC.
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