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

17). The sign as you enter the city of Koretz written in Ukrainian.

18). A monastery in the city of Koretz.

19). The old cemetery in Koretz. There are children playing soccer in the cemetery. When asked if they knew it was a cemetery, the children answered yes. When asked if they were aware it was a Jewish cemetery, they also answered yes.

20). Fania Helman Wedro, a Holocaust survivor from Koretz, and driver Oleg, in front of the old Koretz cemetery. This is one of the few cemeteries in the area where there are still a number of monuments left standing.

21). A memorial to the 350 Jews from Koretz who were taken away in August, 1941, by the Ukrainians. These Jews were forced to build roads and then were slaughtered or buried alive in the Sochovola Forest.

22). A close-up of the two monuments in the Sochovola Forest. The monument on the left was privately erected by Fania Wedro, whose father, Joseph Helman, was one of the 350 Jews taken by the Ukrainians, forced to build roads and then murdered here. As to the monument on the right, it is not known if the Ukrainian government or a private individual was responsible for erecting the monument.

23). A close-up of the monument erected by Fania Wedro inscribed in Ukrainian, Hebew, and Yiddish.

24). A translation of the Hebrew portion of the monument: “On this spot were killed, died, or buried alive in the Hebrew month of Elul, 5701 (corresponding to August, 1941) at the hands of the German Nazi murderers 350 Jewish men from the community of Koretz and surrounding areas. We pay honor to their holy memories. May their souls be bound up in the bond of everlasting life”.