Honoring of antisemites a ‘problem,’ says Israel’s ambassador to Ukraine
Nationalists accused of complicity in the murder of Ukrainian Jews have received honors from state authorities for their fight against Russia.
Symon Petliura was head of the Ukrainian People’s Republic, 35,000 to 50,000 Jews were killed in a series of pogroms between 1918 and 1921.(photo credit: PUBLIC DOMAIN/ WIKIMEDIA COMMONS)ByJTA, TAMARA ZIEVEUpdated: