Drobytsky Yar

Coordinates: 49°56′5.23″N 36°26′55.36″E / 49.9347861°N 36.4487111°E / 49.9347861; 36.4487111
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Memorial entrance sign

Drobytsky Yar is a ravine in

Jews. Notably on 15 December 1941, when the temperature was −15 °C (5 °F), around 15,000 Jews were shot. Children were thrown into pits alive, to save bullets, in the expectation that they would quickly freeze to death.[1] The site's menorah monument was allegedly damaged by Russia on March 26, 2022 in an artillery exchange during the invasion of Ukraine.[2]

Memorial

In the beginning of the 1990s, a competition was held for the best design of the memorial to immortalize the thousands of citizens murdered by the

Nazis. Twenty-nine designs were submitted. The winner was the architect A. Leibfreid
. The construction of the complex lasted several years however it was suspended due to the lack of funds.

At a meeting in late August 2001, the

hryvnas for the construction. Contributions have also been made by city and oblast administrations, as well as by sponsors.[citation needed
]

Menorah
, which was smashed by Russian military forces in March 2022

On 13 December 2002 the President of Ukraine, Leonid Kuchma, opened the memorial.

The main part of the memorial is a monument symbolizing a

menorah to a white main building of the complex. Thousands of Kharkiv Jews
took their last steps along it in 1941/1942. These dates are found on the wall of the main arched building. Underground is a hall of memory; the wall will bear the names of known victims.

The site includes two burials area. One trench is 100 m long and the other is 60 m. The Kharkiv archives contain data on fifteen thousand victims. However, the "Drobytsky Yar" foundation considers the number of victims to be closer to thirty thousand.

180 tons[

menorah's foot seem to bleed.[3]

As of 2006 the names of 4,300 of the 16,000 victims were etched on an underground memorial wall, illuminated by candlelight, in a room called "Room of Tragedy".[4]

On 26 March 2022 it was reported that Russian artillery fire had damaged the menorah sculpture.[5][6] This allegation was made by Ukrainian government officials, then relayed by the Ukrainian embassy in Israel and the Israeli Ambassador to Ukraine Michael Brodsky.[2]

Museum

On 27 January 2002, a new exposition in the

Holocaust.[7]

Gallery

  • Memorial sign, Drobytsky Yar Holocaust Memorial
    Memorial sign, Drobytsky Yar Holocaust Memorial
  • Killing fields at Drobytsky Yar (the sign reads 'Burial place')
    Killing fields at Drobytsky Yar (the sign reads 'Burial place')
  • Memorial stone, Drobytsky Yar
    Memorial stone, Drobytsky Yar
  • Original Soviet monument (at left) with killing site, Drobytsky Yar
    Original Soviet monument (at left) with killing site, Drobytsky Yar
  • Killing site with memorial stone, Drobytsky Yar
    Killing site with memorial stone, Drobytsky Yar
  • Facade of main memorial, Drobytsky Yar (1)
    Facade of main memorial, Drobytsky Yar (1)
  • Facade of main memorial, Drobytsky Yar (2)
    Facade of main memorial, Drobytsky Yar (2)
  • Distant view of main memorial, Drobytsky Yar
    Distant view of main memorial, Drobytsky Yar
  • Panorama of killing site with memorial stone, Drobytsky Yar
    Panorama of killing site with memorial stone, Drobytsky Yar
  • Menorah monument, Drobytsky Yar
    Menorah monument, Drobytsky Yar
  • The "room of tragedy" with names of victims, Drobytsky Yar
    The "room of tragedy" with names of victims, Drobytsky Yar
  • Detail of Jewish star on padded jacket, Drobytsky Yar
    Detail of Jewish star on padded jacket, Drobytsky Yar

References

  1. ^ "Трагедія, про яку дехто не дуже хотів знати. Геннадій КАРПЮК | Історія | Людина". Archived from the original on December 9, 2008. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Ukraine says Holocaust memorial smashed in Russian strikes near Kharkiv". Times of Israel. March 26, 2022. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  3. ^ Observer
  4. ^ Greg Dawson (2009). "A return to Ukraine". Orlando Sentinel.
  5. ^ Lonas, Lexi (March 26, 2022). "Russian military damages Holocaust memorial near city of Kharkiv". The Hill. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  6. ^ "Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center on Twitter: "#Russia continues to attack not only the civilian population of #Ukraine but also the places of remembrance. Russians shelled another Holocaust memorial. This time, Russian artillery damaged the Menorah monument in Drobytsky Yar near Kharkiv". Twitter. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  7. ^ Museum website (in Russian) Archived October 8, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

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