The event was dedicated to the tragedy that occurred during the occupation of Kharkov by the Nazis in 1941-1942.
Just in one month - from December 1941 to January 1942 - in Drobitsky Yar were shot 16-20 thousand Jews. And the starting point of the tragedy was the day of December 14, 1941, when the order of the military commandant of Kharkov was issued: all Jews of the city within two days had to move to barracks in the HTZ area.
The memorial event was attended by representatives of the Embassy of Israel in Ukraine, youth, representatives of national-cultural associations and the public. The present honored the memory of those who were killed in the ravine Drobitsky with a minute of silence. At the end of the ceremony the participants laid flowers at the memorial.
"Every victim had his own name, dreams and desires that will never come true just because someone decided that those who belong to the Jewish people should not live in this world. We have a moral responsibility to convey the memory of this terrible page in the history to the next generation. After all, what happened here in Drobitsky Yar - a crime against humanity and morality, "- said the Second Secretary of the Embassy of Israel in Ukraine Alisa Liderman.
"This is the place where the dead teach the living, - recalled the head of the local administration Yulia Svetlichnaya, words written at the bottom of the menorah in Drobitsky ravine. - Here we learn how to be human. Here we are reminded of the story and realize what terrible consequences may be results of human decisions. "Never again" - these are the words that should always be in our memory. "
Source: http://www.jewishkiev.com.ua