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Over 30 years have passed since the fall of communism and the establishment of democratic governments in Central and Eastern Europe. They had never been forced to openly confront their own Holocaust-era past and the role of local collaborators and perpetrators. In fact, many first saw independence as an opportunity to rehabilitate wartime fascist leaders, honoring their anti-communist struggles while ignoring their documented role in the murder of Jews.
In the years since, many have come to recognize that this was wrong, and with the help of international historical commissions and Holocaust scholars, they are correcting these misconceptions. Unfortunately, one of the worst examples of this can be found here in Philadelphia in St. Mary’s Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery, where 30 years ago a memorial was erected to a Ukrainian Waffen SS division that fought alongside the Nazis. We trust our Ukrainian friends and colleagues recognize that this cannot remain. We urge them to act in the same spirit that motivated Ukrainian President Zelenskyy to correct these historical myths at home and remove this memorial stone from our community.
AJC Philadelphia/Southern New Jersey has a 30-year relationship and partnership with the Ukrainian Federation of America and the Ukrainian community in Philadelphia and has worked together to advance democracy and support our communities and shared values. We look forward to being a resource to our partners as they explore how best to condemn and remove this statue.
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