The May 20 inauguration of Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a newcomer from outside the political establishment who campaigned on a program of bold reform, shows how far Ukraine has come in consolidating democracy since the Maidan revolution in 2014. The country still faces many formidable challenges, the most urgent being combating poverty and endemic corruption, and defending itself against Russia’s continued armed aggression. But this is a new and hopeful moment for Ukraine, and it may offer an opportunity to address another issue that, though less urgent, is nonetheless profoundly significant for Ukraine’s future: the traumatic legacy of the Nazi Holocaust.
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Carl Gershman: Ukraine is where the Holocaust began
People pass the main gate after the 74th anniversary of the liberation of former German Nazi death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, in Oswiecim, Poland, on Jan. 27, 2019.
