On our third day in the Ukraine we went to a building that headquartered various national organizations including the Jewish Council of the Ukraine. The Jewish Organization included an “Organization of Jewish Culture“, a “Newspaper“, and the “Fund of Babi Yar.” It also housed the “Holocaust and Ghetto Survivors Association of the Ukraine” which we were visiting that day. We were given a bag with gifts and given the opportunity to give it to one of the holocaust survivors (about 50) with whom we were meeting. Boris Zabargo, the head of the Jewish Organization in the Ukraine, gave a presentation. Barry Wagner spoke next and was a good friend with a member of that organization who had just passed away. Boris mentioned that they appreciated Barry’s remembrance of their friend. Curt Landry was next and he gave a very warm message that the group greatly appreciated.
The following links provide photos from our Kiev trip:
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| Ukrainian Holocaust and ghetto survivors. | Boris Zabargo, head of Jewish Organization. | Ukrainian Holocaust and Red Army survivor. |
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| Pastor Barry Wagner of Ezra greets a survivor. | Boris Zabargo offers a gift to Curt Landry. | YAD members meet a survivor. |