Photos of Steven Gershman's Trip to Ukraine, Summer 2005 (continued)

9). The entrance of the Podal Synagogue in Kiev. Note the beautiful stained glass windows.

10). The Holy Ark in the Padol Synagogue.

11). A group picture in front of the Holy Ark in the Padol Synagogue. The group is composed of descendants from Mezirich and Koretz ( a neighboring town to Mezirich) from Israel, Canada, and the United States.

12). One of the memorials to the Jews murdered by the Nazis in the ravine of Babi Yar in Kiev.

13). The inscription under the memorial states: This is the site where the German Fascist occupiers shot more than 100, 000 Jewish citizens from Kiev and surrounding areas.

14). Another memorial at Babi Yar in the form of a menorah.

15). The inscription under the menorah reads: “World Jewry mourns the loss of the tens of thousands of Jews who were murdered at Babi Yar. May the House of Israel be comforted among mourners of Zion and Jerusalem. April, 2004.

16). The children’s memorial at Babi Yar.