President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Ukrainian officials, as well as foreign heads of state, in particular: President of Israel Isaac Herzog, President of the Federal Republic of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Speaker of the Georgian Parliament Kakha Kuchava, Speaker of the Swedish Riksdag Andreas Norlén and Marshal of the Senate of the Republic of Poland Tomasz Grodzki took part in the ceremony commemorating the victims of the Babyn Yar tragedy. The event was also attended by representatives of the parliaments of the Czech Republic, Austria, Lithuania and Latvia, US Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues Ellen Germain, Special Representative of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, rabbis, clergy, ambassadors and diplomats, as well as experts, scholars and philanthropists from around the world dealing with the issue of the Holocaust. took part in, which took place at the Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center in Kyiv.

The Head of State stressed that Babyn Yar is a joint tragedy of the Jewish and Ukrainian people. According to him, there were times when they tried to conceal this black page, to ignore it.

President of the State of Israel Isaac Herzog stressed that the worst tragedy in the history of the Jewish people had taken place in Babyn Yar.

"Machine guns have been working here for two days. Tens of thousands of Kyiv Jews (were killed - ed.). The fates of entire families have been erased," said the President of Israel.

Isaac Herzog noted that today world leaders must condemn any manifestations of anti-Semitism.

"We have to fight evil, cruelty, so that people do not forget what anti-Semitism and racism can lead to. We must promise humanity from this place that Babyn Yar will never happen again," he stressed.

The President of Israel thanked the President of Ukraine and all those involved in the implementation of the project to build a memorial in Babyn Yar for their attention to the memory of the victims of the tragedy.

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