Memorial to the Jewish victims of Nazis shot at Babi Yar in Kiev
Title
Memorial to the Jewish victims of Nazis shot at Babi Yar in Kiev
Photographer
Brewczynski , James
Image Date
2000
Notes
Babi Yar is a ravine in northwest Kiev , where in only two days of mass shootings , September 28-29 , 1941 , over 30,000 Jews were murdered by the Nazi forces of occupation . The murder of Jews in Babi Yar continued until the end of the German occupation . During the Soviet period Babi Yar was memorialized only in music (Shostakovich) , in literature (Anatoly Kuznetsov) , and poetry (Yevgeny Yevtushenko)
Subjects
Monuments and memorials World War, 1939-1945--Monuments
Country
Ukraine
Oblast/Province
Kyyivska Oblast
City/Town
Kyyiv
Contributors
Brewczynski, James
ImageType
photograph
Digital Collection
Central Eurasian Information Resource
Image No.
3773
Contact information
The University of Washington Libraries does not provide reproductions of this image. The original negative, print, or slide reproduced here remains in the possession of the copyright holder. For further information contact the UW Libraries' Slavic and East European Section, slavinfo@u.washington.edu.
Rights
Brewczynski, James
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