Ukraine

Mass grave in Boguslav, where more than 600 Jews were taken by the SS in September 1941, then shot. July, 1997 Ukraine Boguslav

Old Jewish cemetery of Boguslav, where Sholem Aleichem once lived. He described the cemetery as old and tumble down a century ago. It still is. July, 1997 Ukraine Boguslav

Old Jewish cemetery of Boguslav, where Sholem Aleichem once lived. He described the cemetery as old and tumble down a century ago. It still is. July, 1997 Ukraine Boguslav

Old Jewish cemetery of Bogoslav, where Sholem Aleichem once lived. He described the cemetery as old and tumble down a century ago. It still is. July, 1997 Ukraine Boguslav

Lisa Sorokin is one of two elderly Jews who run the soup kitchen in Boguslav for the city's poorest Jews. The kitchen has no running water. July, 1997 Ukraine Boguslav

The JDC-supported Jewish soup kitchen in Boguslav, Sholem Aleichem's home town. July, 1997 Ukraine Boguslav

Lisa Sorokin, left, and Sofia Kailovitch prepare lunch in the JDC-supported soup kitchen in Boguslav. July, 1997 Ukraine Boguslav

The soup kitchen in Boguslav, which cares for a dozen impoverished, elderly Jews. This is Sholem Aleichem's hometown. July, 1997 Ukraine Boguslav

Statue of Sholem Aleichem, who lived in Boguslav twice: once as an orphan after his mother died, then as a young tutor. It is here he first began writing. July, 1997 Ukraine Boguslav

In Sholem Aleichem's memoirs, From the Fair, he describes learning to swim in the river that runs through the heart of Boguslav. Boys still do that today. July, 1997 Ukraine Boguslav

In Sholem Aleichem's memoirs, From the Fair, he describes learning to swim in the river that runs through the heart of Boguslav. Boys still do that today. July, 1997 Ukraine Boguslav

Faina Vasieleva is blind and lives alone. She depends on Boris Grunberg to deliver food to her daily. July, 1997 Ukraine Boguslav

Faina Gurevitch lives alone. She was hidden in a barn for four years during the war and broke down emotionally. She is a ward of the Jewish community and the city. July, 1997 Ukraine Boguslav

Soup kitchen Boguslav, the town where Sholem Aleichem first started writing in. His picture looks down from the wall. July, 1997 Ukraine Boguslav

Boris Grunberg delivers meals on wheels to the impoverished Jews of Boguslav, Sholem Aleichem's home town. July, 1997 Ukraine Boguslav

Chaya Rizchaya's kitchen in Boguslav. July, 1997 Ukraine Boguslav

Chaya Rizchaya lives alone and has arthritis so bad she cannot cook. Her house has no running water and she depends on the Jewish community for help. July, 1997 Ukraine Boguslav

Chaya Rizchaya lives alone and has arthritis so bad she cannot cook. Her house has no running water and she depends on the Jewish community for help July, 1997 Ukraine Boguslav

Boris Grunberg runs the tiny Jewish community in Sholem Aleichem's hometown of Boguslav. Less than 200 Jews remain; all are in dire straits. July, 1997 Ukraine Boguslav

Faina Gurevitch lives alone. She was hidden in a barn for four years during the war and broke down emotionally. She is a ward of the Jewish community and the city. July, 1997 Ukraine Boguslav

Faina Gurevitch lives alone. She was hidden in a barn for four years during the war and broke down emotionally. She is a ward of the Jewish community and the city. July, 1997 Ukraine Boguslav

Faina Gurevitch lives alone. She was hidden in a barn for four years during the war and broke down emotionally. She is a ward of the Jewish community and the city. July, 1997 Ukraine Boguslav

Curbstones made from Jewish gravestones. Sorry, but you can't see them on such small photos. July, 1997 Ukraine Boguslav

street scene July, 1997 Ukraine Boguslav

Market place July, 1997 Ukraine Boguslav

Marketplace July, 1997 Ukraine Boguslav

Boris Grunberg delivers food to Chaya Rizchaya, who has such severe arthritis she cannot care for herself. She has no living relatives to look after her, so the Jewish community tends to her needs. July, 1997 Ukraine Boguslav

Boris Grunberg delivers food to Chaya Rizchaya, who has such severe arthritis she cannot care for herself. She has no living relatives to look after her, so the Jewish community tends to her needs. July, 1997 Ukraine Boguslav

Boris Grunberg delivers meals each day to Faina Vasieleva, who is blind and lives alone. July, 1997 Ukraine Boguslav

Faina Vasieleva is blind and lives alone. She and her sister fled to Siberia during the war. Her husband died, her son lives in Vladivostock, and she relies on the Jewish community for food and company. July, 1997 Ukraine Boguslav

Lisa Sorokin and Sofia Kailovitch preparing lunch in the Boguslav soup kitchen (it has no running water) for 18 of the community's neediest members. July, 1997 Ukraine Boguslav

Chaya Rizchaya at her kitchen table. She lives alone and has crippling arthritis. She has no family and depends on the Jewish community. July, 1997 Ukraine Boguslav

Doctor caring for patient in the Hesed center, which has more than 30,000 clients. October, 2001 Ukraine Kiev

Josef Chiemeltsky, a retired army officer and former director of an electrical cable factory, at the Hesed center. He is a widower with one son who lives in Moscow. July, 1997 Ukraine Kiev

Bronislava Rozenblum is 97 yrs old and never leaves her Kiev apartment. She relies on the Hesed Center and JDC to provide her meals. July, 1997 Ukraine Kiev

Bronislava Rozenblum is 97 yrs old and never leaves her Kiev apartment. She relies on the Hesed Center and JDC to provide her meals. July, 1997 Ukraine Kiev

Josef Chiemeltsky, a retired army officer and former director of an electrical cable factory, at the Hesed center. He is a widower with one son who lives in Moscow. July, 1997 Ukraine Kiev

Jewish cemetery of Boguslav, Sholem Aleichem's hometown. The central Ukrainian town was once 70% Jewish. Now there are less than 200 Jews in the town. July, 1997 Ukraine Boguslav

Jewish cemetery of Boguslav, Sholem Aleichem's hometown. The central Ukrainian town was once 70% Jewish. Now there are less than 200 Jews in the town. July, 1997 Ukraine Boguslav

Jewish cemetery of Boguslav, Sholem Aleichem's hometown. The central Ukrainian town was once 70% Jewish. Now there are less than 200 Jews in the town. July, 1997 Ukraine Boguslav

Helping elderly Jews into a van that will take them to the Hesed Center, where they will be cared for during the day, fed, and looked after. July, 1997 Ukraine Kiev

Inside the Hesed Center in Kiev, where elderly, impoverished Jews congregate, receive social welfare, and help each other. July, 1997 Ukraine Kiev

Afternoon services in the Kiev synagogue. July, 1997 Ukraine Kiev

Boris Zabarsko at a commemoration service at Babi Yar memorial in Kiev. This was the site of the shooting of tens of thousands of Jews by Germans in 1941. January, 1970 Ukraine Kiev

Burying time capsule on site of Jewish community center near Babi Yar. October, 2001 Ukraine Kiev

Burying time capsule on site of Jewish community center near Babi Yar. October, 2001 Ukraine Kiev

Julia Belivlovskaya (center) at a meeting of Hillel. Julia directs the programs of this university-age youth association, which has thousands of members in Ukraine. October, 2001 Ukraine Kiev

Julia Belivlovskaya (center) at a meeting of Hillel. Julia directs the programs of this university-age youth association, which has thousands of members in Ukraine. October, 2001 Ukraine Kiev

Alexi Svestelnik, 20 yrs old, studies economics at university and volunteers at the Hesed center in his spare time. October, 2001 Ukraine Kiev

At the commemoration at Babi Yar, site where Nazis murdered tens of thousands of Jews in 1941. October, 2001 Ukraine Kiev

Tatiana Temeshnkov, 21, studies psychology in university but earns extra money at the Hesed Center in Kiev. October, 2001 Ukraine Kiev

JJuri Meskovski, 70 yrs old, whose family hid a Jewish girl for 2 years during the war.DC and the Ukrainian Jewish community cares for and looks after hundreds of elderly non-Jews who saved Jews during the Holocaust. There are periodic lunches, such as this one, where these people are feted, fed, and given packages to take home with them. October, 2001 Ukraine Kiev

Ludmilla Volovic, 74 years old. Her family hid a Jewish friend during the war. JDC and the Ukrainian Jewish community cares for and looks after hundreds of elderly non-Jews who saved Jews during the Holocaust. There are periodic lunches, such as this one, where these people are feted, fed, and given packages to take home with them. October, 2001 Ukraine Kiev

JDC and the Ukrainian Jewish community cares for and looks after hundreds of elderly non-Jews who saved Jews during the Holocaust. There are periodic lunches, such as this one, where these people are feted, fed, and given packages to take home with them. October, 2001 Ukraine Kiev

Maria Jaffe coordinates social welfare programs in the Kiev Hesed Center for elderly, impoverished Jews who live alone. October, 2001 Ukraine Kiev

Maria Jaffe coordinates social welfare programs in the Kiev Hesed Center for elderly, impoverished Jews who live alone. October, 2001 Ukraine Kiev

Tatiana Temeshnkov, 21, studies psychology in university but earns extra money at the Hesed Center in Kiev. October, 2001 Ukraine Kiev

Tatiana Temeshnkov, 21, studies psychology in university but earns extra money at the Hesed Center in Kiev. October, 2001 Ukraine Kiev

Farid Bendiab studies sociology in university and earns extra money by volunteering at the Hesed Center. Here he is giving a hearing aid to an elderly woman. It is her first time using it. October, 2001 Ukraine Kiev

Preparing meals on wheels deliveries at the Hesed center. October, 2001 Ukraine Kiev

Yosif Tarchniski dancing with a friend in the Kinor Jewish community center in Kiev. October, 2001 Ukraine Kiev

Yosif Tarchinski protesting at the Babi Yar commemoration service in Kiev. October, 2001 Ukraine Kiev

Commemoration service at Babi Yar October, 2001 Ukraine Kiev

Professor Leonid Finberg, foreground, and the staff of the Institute for Jewish Studies in Kiev October, 2001 Ukraine Kiev

Yosif Tarchinski dancing with a friend in the Kinor Jewish community center in Kiev. October, 2001 Ukraine Kiev

Arkady Monastirsky, director of the Kinor Jewish community center, with one of his senior members. There had been no JCCs in the FSU during the communist decades; now there are three in Kiev alone. October, 2001 Ukraine Kiev

Volunteers at the Kiev Hesed readying meals on meals. October, 2001 Ukraine Kiev

Elderly Jews listening to a lecture at the Hesed Center in Kiev. October, 2001 Ukraine Kiev

Elena Lappin studies psychology in university but earns extra tuition money by working in the Hesed each afternoon. October, 2001 Ukraine Kiev

Ludmilla Volovic, 74 years old. Her family hid a Jewish friend during the war. JDC and the Ukrainian Jewish community cares for and looks after hundreds of elderly non-Jews who saved Jews during the Holocaust. There are periodic lunches, such as this one, where these people are feted, fed, and given packages to take home with them. October, 2001 Ukraine Kiev

JDC and the Ukrainian Jewish community cares for and looks after hundreds of elderly non-Jews who saved Jews during the Holocaust. There are periodic lunches, such as this one, where these people are feted, fed, and given packages to take home with them. October, 2001 Ukraine Kiev

JDC and the Ukrainian Jewish community cares for and looks after hundreds of elderly non-Jews who saved Jews during the Holocaust. There are periodic lunches, such as this one, where these people are feted, fed, and given packages to take home with them. October, 2001 Ukraine Kiev

From left: Valentina Sokolova, 80 years old, Raya Niemeroviskaya, 77 years old, and Dora Ribalova, 80 years old, all in the Hesed center in Kiev October, 2001 Ukraine Kiev

Farid Bendiab studies sociology in university and earns extra money by volunteering at the Hesed Center. October, 2001 Ukraine Kiev

These university students have received scholarships from the Buncher Foundation of Pittsburgh, which allow them to work in the Hesed Center several times each week and earn money toward tuition. This brings them in contact with the elderly in the community. October, 2001 Ukraine Kiev

Arkady Monastirsky, director of the Kinor JCC, listens to one of his members, Yosif Tarchinski, read a program he's planning to make. October, 2001 Ukraine Kiev

At a concert and dance in the Kinor Jewish Community Center in Kiev. During the communist decades, there were no community centers, and the JDC supported centers have become magnets for Jews of every age. October, 2001 Ukraine Kiev

At a concert and dance in the Kinor Jewish Community Center in Kiev. During the communist decades, there were no community centers, and the JDC supported centers have become magnets for Jews of every age.At a concert and dance in the Kinor Jewish Community Center in Kiev. During the communist decades, there were no community centers, and the JDC supported centers have become magnets for Jews of every age. October, 2001 Ukraine Kiev

At a concert and dance in the Kinor Jewish Community Center in Kiev. During the communist decades, there were no community centers, and the JDC supported centers have become magnets for Jews of every age. October, 2001 Ukraine Kiev

At a concert and dance in the Kinor Jewish Community Center in Kiev. During the communist decades, there were no community centers, and the JDC supported centers have become magnets for Jews of every age. October, 2001 Ukraine Kiev

Yosif Tarchinski and friend dancing.At a concert and dance in the Kinor Jewish Community Center in Kiev. During the communist decades, there were no community centers, and the JDC supported centers have become magnets for Jews of every age. October, 2001 Ukraine Kiev

Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma at the commemoration at Babi Yar. October, 2001 Ukraine Kiev

Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma at the commemoration at Babi Yar. October, 2001 Ukraine Kiev

Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma at the commemoration at Babi Yar. October, 2001 Ukraine Kiev

Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma at the commemoration at Babi Yar. October, 2001 Ukraine Kiev

Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma at the commemoration at Babi Yar. October, 2001 Ukraine Kiev

Steve Schwager, President of JDC, at a commemoration at Babi Yar, and the dedication of a new community center to be built nearby. October, 2001 Ukraine Kiev

Elderly woman who lost family members at Babi Yar placing flowers at the stone stating a Jewish community center would be built nearby. October, 2001 Ukraine Kiev

Elderly Jews in Kiev at the Hesed Center, where they receive a hot meal daily. January, 1970 Ukraine Kiev

Placing time capsules in the ground at a Jewish community center near the site of Babi Yar, where tens of thousands of Jews were murdered during the Holocaust. October, 2001 Ukraine Kiev

At the Babi Yar commemoration service October, 2001 Ukraine Kiev

At the Babi Yar commemoration October, 2001 Ukraine Kiev

Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma placing a wreath at Babi Yar. October, 2001 Ukraine Kiev

Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma at Babi Yar commemoration. October, 2001 Ukraine Kiev

At the Babi Yar commemoration October, 2001 Ukraine Kiev

At the Babi Yar commemoration October, 2001 Ukraine Kiev

Boris Zabarko, a historian, speaking at the Babi Yar commemoration October, 2001 Ukraine Kiev