Borys Romanchenko
Borys Romanchenko | |
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Борис Романченко | |
Holocaust survivor |
Borys Tymofiyovych Romanchenko (
Biography
Romanchenko was born on 20 January 1926 in Sumy Oblast, Ukrainian SSR.[1]
At age 16, Romanchenko was captured and deported to
After surviving three Nazi concentration camps, Romanchenko actively shared his memories of those events and was involved in preserving the memory of tragedies caused by Nazis. He was vice-president (from Ukraine) of the International Committee of Former Prisoners of Buchenwald-Dora.[5] Romanchenko has also repeatedly visited the place of his imprisonment, noting that although it is difficult to stay there, it is a rare opportunity to see those who survived the camps.[6][7]
On 12 April 2015, he spoke at the site of the former Buchenwald concentration camp, citing from the Buchenwald Oath in Russian: "Наш идеал — построить новый мир мира и свободы" ("Our ideal is building a new world of peace and freedom").[5]
Death
He was living in the Saltivka area of Kharkiv at the time of his death on 18 March 2022.[1]
His granddaughter Yulia Romanchenko said that there was shelling in the area and when she went to his house it was completely burned down.[1] The Ukrainian foreign minister
Commemoration
The City Council of Leipzig in Germany decided on 9 November 2022 to rename the street "Turmgutstraße" in the area Gohlis in Leipzig, where also the Consulate General of the Russian Federation resides, in honor to Romanchenko to "Boris-Romantschenko-Straße".[8]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Ukraine war: Holocaust survivor killed by Russian shelling in Kharkiv". BBC News. 21 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Trauer um Boris Romantschenko" (in German). Maximilian-Kolbe-Werk. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ "KZ-Überlebender in Charkiw getötet" (in German). Tagesschau. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ "Buchenwald-Überlebender durch Bomben in Charkiw getötet". mdr.de (in German). 21 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Boris Romantschenko getötet". buchenwald.de (in German). Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ Инна Жмуд (8 April 2010). "Три года в «Бухенвальде». История одного узника, испытавшего весь ужас фашистских концлагерей" (in Russian). Медиа группа «Объектив». Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ "Харків'янин Борис Романченко відвідав Бухенвальд у річницю визволення в'язнів концтабору". city.kharkov.ua/ (in Ukrainian). Харківська міська рада. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ "Straße vor Russischem Konsulat in Leipzig wird nach Ukrainer benannt". mdr.de (in German). 11 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.