![]() And his grandson was born 31 years after. Two years after the war, his son was born. "He survived World War II contributing to the victory over Nazism and hateful ideology. His grandfather came back alive from the front. Three of his grandfather's brothers were victims of the Holocaust. Volodymyr Zelenskyy also told the story of his own family. His name was Оmelian Kovch,” the President said. He was sent to the Majdanek concentration camp for this. "He saved Jews by providing them with more than 600 baptismal certificates. However, he refused early release to continue helping the prisoners. The Head of State also mentioned the Ukrainian priest of the Greek Catholic Church who was in a concentration camp in horrendous conditions with about 700 prisoners. She saved 88 Jews,” Volodymyr Zelenskyy noted. "She passed them off as Crimean Tatars, gave them Tatar names, taught them Crimean Tatar language and customs, forged documents and medical certificates. One of the stories is about kindergarten director Saide Arifova who lived in the Nazi-occupied Crimea and concealed the nationality of kindergarteners. He also told stories about people who saved Jews from the Nazis at the risk of their lives, as well as the story of his own family. The President expressed sincere words of appreciation and understanding to all Jews of the world as regards the Holocaust tragedy. This was emphasized by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Jerusalem during a joint speech with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The Ukrainian people like no other understand the tragedy of the lost lives of Jews during World War II.
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