The head of Kyiv City State Administration Olexander Popov made the Reception of the Righteous of Babyn Yar.

12.09.2013

The head of Kyiv City State Administration Olexander Popov made the Reception of the Righteous of Babyn Yar.
12/09/2013
September 11, 2013 in the Column Hall of the Kyiv City Hall the head of Kyiv City State Administration Olexander Popov made the Reception of the Righteous of Babyn Yar.
O.P. Popov began the meeting emphasizing the civic heroism of Righteous and wished them good health . MPs of Ukraine Hanna Herman and Yan Tabachnik, Chief Rabbi of Kyiv and Ukraine Yakov Bleich , chairman of the society " Ukraine - Israel" Larissa Skoryk , chairman of the Association of former prisoners of ghettos and concentration camps Boris Zabarko , Ukrainian poetess Olga Shtepa addressed the words of gratitude to Righteous. The chairman of the Association of the Righteous Sophia Yarovaya made a speech on behalf of the Righteous. The reception was attended by representatives of organizations "Joint" and " Jewish Agency ", Director of the National Historic- Memorial Reserve "Babyn Yar " Boris Glazunov.