Patriarchs Svyatoslav (UGCC, pictured on left) and Filaret (UOC-KP) issued a common appeal on September 25th for the citizens of Sambir in western Ukraine to support the establishment of a memorial at the former Jewish cemetery in the city.
“It is said that a war does not end until those who were sacrificed are honoured …
“On this site the Nazis murdered many Jews, but also among those who died here were Ukrainian Christians who tried to save the Jewish population …”