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Babyn Yar

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[bah-bin yahr, bah-byin yahr] / ˈbɑ bɪn ˈyɑr, ˈbɑ byɪn ˈyɑr /
  1. a ravine near Kyiv, Ukraine: site of German massacre of Jews in World War II.


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And Fridman and Khan have personal reasons behind the project: Both are Jewish, born in Ukraine when it was a Soviet republic, and had family members killed at Babyn Yar and elsewhere in the Holocaust.

From Washington Post • Oct. 5, 2021

“I grew up with war stories from my grandparents’ generation,” said Andrej Umansky, a German historian with Ukrainian ancestry working for the private initiative, the Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center.

From New York Times • Oct. 5, 2021

The suggestion was leaked to the media and unleashed accusations that Khrzhanovsky aimed to create an “entertainment complex” at Babyn Yar.

From Washington Post • Oct. 5, 2021

This month Ukraine will mark the 80th anniversary of the Babyn Yar massacre, one of the biggest single killings of Jews during the Holocaust.

From Reuters • Sep. 22, 2021

BBC Monitoring reports that a draft concept spoke of giving Babyn Yar visitors a "unique emotional experience" based on an "ethical dilemma".

From BBC • May 14, 2021

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