KIEV : Remembering Babi Yar
Half a century after one of the worst atrocities of the World War II Holocaust, authorities in the Ukraine plan a solemn commemoration at the site where at least 50,000 Jews were executed by Nazis.
Called Babi Yar, the notorious ravine on the outskirts of the Ukrainian capital was officially ignored for years. But on Sunday, in a gesture meant to signal a new attitude, city and republican leaders will attend the memorial ceremony.
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