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For the Jews, history repeats itself in Ukraine

For the Jews, history repeats itself in Ukraine

Putin claims his aim is "de-Nazification", but it's Putin who's unleashing neo-Nazism

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Melanie Phillips
Mar 04, 2022
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Babyn Yar memorial, Kyiv

The onslaught against Ukraine by Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is a horrific tragedy for all Ukrainians as well as a crisis for Europe and the west in general. Nevertheless, for the Jewish people it has special and deeply troubling resonance.

During the Holocaust, an estimated 1.2 million to 1.4 million Ukrainian Jews were sla…

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