April 2012 - UCSJ

Grave-digging in Feodosia

April 30, 2012September 21, 2012 by UCSJ

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On April 22nd the Jewish organizations of Simferopol arrived at the 10th kilometer mark on the Feodosia Highway to plant seedlings in honor of the Holocaust and Heroism Remembrance day. On December 11-13 1941 over 14,000 Jews and Krymchaks were murdered by the Nazis in the tank defense moats at…

UCSJ SUPPORTS S. 1039

April 20, 2012September 21, 2012 by UCSJ

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In 2008 Sergei Magnitsky was detained for investigating corruption. One year later he died from mistreatment in prison at the age of 37. The Sergei Magnitsky bill would prevent Russian authorities responsible for human rights abuses from traveling to the US and storing their ill-gotten cash overseas. Please call…

UPDATE: Possible Hate Crimes in Kiev

April 10, 2012September 21, 2012 by UCSJ

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According information from the African Ukrainian Council, on the night of April 7-8 in Kyiv a Guinea citizen and young, black, male student of Kiev University was attacked by five young men. The student was hospitalized. He still couldn't speak after that attack. It is unclear if it was a…

Another Scandal at the Citadel…

April 10, 2012September 21, 2012 by UCSJ

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Hostel is being built at the site of the former concentration camp (more…)