WHY DO JEWS OF UKRAINE KEEP SILENCE?

HOW MANY ARE WE?

CHIEF JEW OF LATVIA

WE ARE NOT SLAVES, SLAVES ARE NOT US?

WHY DO JEWS OF UKRAINE KEEP SILENCE?

As far as March 30, 2001, the Internet site of Israeli news published a brief article called "Dear Palestine is still alive". The article says that Ukraine joins four European countries under the aegis of the UN Security Council to form forces for protection of Palestinians "in the territories".

This was the subject of the seminar for the leaders of Jewish communities of Kiev and Cherkassy oblasts, members of the regional association of Jewish organizations of Ukrainian small towns.

Who pays - orders the music. This rule is, unfortunately, true for the Jewish as well as all-national conferences, seminars and congresses. In this respect the round table "Democracy and terror - the stronger will survive" held by the Israeli cultural center in the Kiev-Mogila Academy became a pleasant exception.

For many years an engineer military unit was stationed in Ostroga. Its relocation that occurred several years ago brought about some sensational finds. It turned out that the basement of the car parking lot was made of ...the Jewish gravestones from the destroyed cemetery.

We were going to Lyubashevka to visit people who are under our care. The wheels were rhythmically conquering kilometers when we saw the road sign "Andreyevo-Ivanovo - 20 km". Traditionally we paid a visit to the chairman of the village council and asked him our traditional question: "Are there Jews in your village?" He thought a little and then said: "Yes, there is one - Ivan Petrovich Shevchuk".