There are places about which it is impossible to speak using only the language of numbers. There are tragedies that cannot be left in the past. Babyn Yar is precisely such a place. It was in September 1941 that mass shootings of Jewish men, women, and children began here.
Nazi terror in Babyn Yar continued throughout the entire period of Kyiv's occupation — until its liberation in November 1943. Among the victims were not only Jews, but also representatives of other nationalities and various categories of the persecuted: Soviet prisoners of war, OUN members, partisans, and underground resistance fighters... According to various estimates, the total number of victims in Babyn Yar is around 100 thousand people.
These terrible events were the focus of the hour of historical memory "Babyn Yar: No Statute of Limitations." Library visitors learned about the tragedy of Babyn Yar, its scale, and the fates of individual people who fell victim to the Nazi crime. The story was complemented by a book exhibition featuring publications about Babyn Yar, the Holocaust, the fates of its victims, and historical research that helps preserve the truth about those events.
With a minute of silence, the event participants honored the memory of all those who perished in Babyn Yar.
To remember means to preserve the truth about the past. The memory of Babyn Yar is our respect for the fallen and our responsibility to future generations. For Babyn Yar has no statute of limitations.
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