Reflection (1999) Remembering the Holocaust KYIV DESTINATION: Holocaust Memorial Babi Yar On 29th September 1941 the occupying Nazi forces posted an announcement requesting all Jews to gather in the lower city. People disobeying the order would be shot. People were marched from the lower city to the hills and ravines of Babi Yar and shot. Over a two days around 33,000 Jews were killed. This figure grew to at least 100,000 as more Jews, psychiatric patients, Roma, gays, Communists and nationalists were added to the list. This was the worst single atrocity of WWII in Ukraine by that date. The full story can be found here: http://www.yadvashem.org/yv/en/education/learning_environments/babi_yar/historical_background3.asp#!prettyPhoto To get there go to Dorohozhychi metro station. The memorial park is to you left. Go under the street underpass and enter the park. To the right at the metro exit is a bigger park, which is part of the Babi Yar complex. Despite the c...