17:43 01.10.2021

In «Yad Vashem» the Ukrainian received a medal for the relative the «Righteous Among the Nations», - The Embassy

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The citizen of Ukraine Halyna Hrynchyk received a certificate and a medal of gratitude from the Jewish side for the actions of her grandmother Olena Hrynchyk, who was recognized as the «Righteous Among the Nations». The Embassy of Ukraine to the State of Israel reported this at Facebook.

«On September 30, a solemn event was held at the Yad Vashem Memorial Complex with the participation of diplomats from the Embassy of Ukraine, at which Ukrainian citizen Halyna Hrynchyk was presented with a certificate and a medal with the inscription «In gratitude from the Jewish people. Who saves one life saves the whole world» by her grandmother, Olena Hrynchyk, who was posthumously recognized as the «Righteous Among the Nations» in 2018», - the statement reads.

The Embassy emphasizes that Ukraine is proud that O.Hrynchyk, together with 2,673 other Ukrainians, received this honorary title from the Yad Vashem Memorial Institute.

«Numerous examples of Ukrainians' solidarity with their Jewish neighbors and compatriots will always be remembered in Ukraine», the statement reads

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