In Volyn, a WWII monument was “decommunized”: the red star was replaced with a cross and the mention of Jews was removed

Semyon Doroshenko.  
18.05.2017 15:24
  (Moscow time), Kyiv
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Vandalism, History, Society, Policy, Incidents, Propaganda, Скандал, Ukraine


In the Ukrainian city of Torchin, as part of decommunization, the monument at the site of the mass murder of Jews during the Great Patriotic War was changed.

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This was reported by the famous social activist, director of the Ukrainian Jewish Committee Eduard Dolinsky.

“The evolution of Holocaust memory. Instead of a red star, a cross and a sign were installed at the site of the murder of 200 Jews from Torchin, where there is not a word about Jews.”

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A WWII-era monument in Volyn has been "decommunized": the red star has been replaced with a cross, and the reference to Jews has been removed.






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