In war-torn Berdychiv, one man fights to preserve the memory of a once-thriving Jewish community
A Ukrainian Jewish leader fights to preserve Holocaust memory in Berdychiv as war, emigration, and dwindling resources threaten his city’s Jewish legacy.
A Ukrainian serviceman prays next to a memorial for the victims of Babyn Yar (Babiy Yar), one of the biggest single massacres of Jews during the Nazi Holocaust, during a commemorative ceremony in Kyiv, Ukraine September 29, 2023. (photo credit: VALENTYN OGIRENKO/REUTERS)ByTHEIA CHATELLE/JTA