UCSJ Brief on the Struggle to Preserve Jewish Cemeteries and Holocaust Sites in Ukraine

nbutkevich — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:00:35 -0800

UCSJ's Meylakh Sheykhet, who has worked for over a decade trying
to preserve Holocaust sites and Jewish cemeteries from the ravages
of neglect and thoughtless development, put together the following brief
report highlighting UCSJ's current battles aimed at preserving Jewish
sites in Ukraine:

Ukrainian officials regularly disregard the importance of preserving
Jewish cultural heritage sites that were damaged by the Nazis and the
Soviet regime. It is especially shocking that some of the sites that
even the Soviet regime classified as worthy of protection and
preservation have been given to developers in independent Ukraine.
This callous attitude towards the right of the dead to rest in peace
shows a disturbing lack of respect for the rule of law.

By allowing Jewish cultural sites to be damaged or destroyed by

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UCSJ Brief on the Struggle to Preserve Jewish Cemeteries and Holocaust Sites in Ukraine