Ukrainian President Zelenskyy honors Sharansky in Kyiv
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy awarded a medal of honor on Thursday to Natan Sharansky in Kiyv for his efforts to help Ukraine and preserve the memory of the Holocaust there.Sharansky, a human rights activist and former Prisoner of Zion, received the 3rd class Order of Merit of Ukraine medal for his work, including as the chairman of the supervisory board of the Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center, that institution said.“There is a great deal of work being done in the archives even during the war. Thousands of names have already been restored—under constant shelling,” Sharansky told staff at the memorial center during a talk with them on his visit to Ukraine, a spokesperson for the institution said. “Ukraine’s war against Russian aggression and Israel’s war against terrorist organizations are different, but we are fighting the same axis of evil. Ukraine and Israel are fighting for the future of the entire free…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy awarded Israeli human rights activist Natan Sharansky the 3rd class Order of Merit of Ukraine medal in Kyiv. This marks the second time Sharansky, a former Prisoner of Zion and chairman of the Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center supervisory board, has received this honor, the first being in 2022. The award recognizes his efforts to assist Ukraine and preserve Holocaust memory, particularly through the Babyn Yar center's work in identifying thousands of victims. Sharansky, born in Donetsk, stated, "Ukraine’s war against Russian aggression and Israel’s war against terrorist organizations are different, but we are fighting the same axis of evil."
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