FJC | News | New Holocaust Memorial for Western Ukraine

In the village of Pulmo, the most remote settlement in Ukraine's Volyn Region, a new monument has been erected to honor the memory of victims of the Holocaust. This monument was constructed on the site where 215 residents of this village were executed by invading Nazi forces. This tragedy took place in June 1942. This memorial was designed and built as part of the program 'Memory and Gratitude', which was initiated through the joint initiative of the Jewish Foundation of Ukraine, the Jewish community, the Union of National Cultural Associations, and Alexander Feldman, a Deputy in Ukraine's Duma and a prominent Jewish leader. The inauguration event involved members of Jewish communities of this region of western Ukraine and representatives of both local and regional authorities.