Monument to victims of Nazism unveiled in Pinsk

A memorial sign to the victims of Nazism was unveiled in Pinsk. 82 years ago, Nazi occupiers began eliminating the Pinsk Jewish ghetto, and their bloody action lasted several days. Based on the available data, 29 thousand people were shot then, including 17 thousand natives of Pinsk. Along with them, thousands of other Jews – driven into the ghetto from surrounding villages and districts – were also killed by fascists.

“The opening of the memorial sign is a significant event for our city: this is evidence that we will never forget the names of innocent martyrs and the glory of the courageous defenders and liberators of our Fatherland. I am sure it will be a truly national monument that embodies the idea of the continuity of generations, the desire to live in peace and harmony,” Valery Rebkovets, the Chairman of the Pinsk City Executive Committee, said.

Yefim Durnopeiko, the Chairman of the Board of Chaim Weizmann Jewish Cultural and Educational Society, initiated the creation of the memorial sign, and he said at the opening ceremony, “Almost no one survived in those days of the Pinsk ghetto elimination. The souls of people, like birds, ascended into the sky, and the architects who authored the memorial sign wanted to convey that idea to all of us.”

The requiem rally ended with prayers from representatives of three religious denominations and a wreath laying ceremony.