{"id":208818,"date":"2026-10-24T13:33:04","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T10:33:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/208818\/"},"modified":"2026-10-24T13:33:44","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T10:33:44","slug":"european-diplomats-commemorate-minsk-ghetto-victims","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/208818\/","title":{"rendered":"European diplomats commemorate Minsk ghetto victims"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/getto_yama_es_v_belarusi.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/getto_yama_es_v_belarusi.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/getto_yama_es_v_belarusi-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/getto_yama_es_v_belarusi-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/getto_yama_es_v_belarusi-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/getto_yama_es_v_belarusi-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(EU Delegation to Belarus)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>October 24, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Representatives of the diplomatic missions of European Union countries gathered yesterday at the Jama Memorial to commemorate Minsk ghetto prisoners, killed by the Nazis in late October 1943, the EU Delegation to Belarus said on Facebook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Jama Memorial in Minsk is a symbol of the tragedy of the Holocaust and a place of remembrance for the victims of the horrific crimes,\u201d the EU diplomats said. \u201cRemembrance \u2013 complete, responsible, resilient \u2013 is our duty and our defence against inhumanity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Jama (The Ditch) memorial in central Minsk marks the site where the Nazis carried out mass killings of Jews from the Minsk ghetto during World War II. One of the largest ghettos in Eastern Europe, it held around 100,000 Jews during the Nazi occupation. The ghetto was liquidated on October 21, 1943.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/yama-getto-perenos-20260303-SBEOOiO-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/yama-getto-perenos-20260303-SBEOOiO-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/yama-getto-perenos-20260303-SBEOOiO-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/yama-getto-perenos-20260303-SBEOOiO-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/yama-getto-perenos-20260303-SBEOOiO-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/yama-getto-perenos-20260303-SBEOOiO.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Society<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics, Society<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Minsk postpones ghetto memorial event amid US-Israeli strikes on Iran<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">March 3, Pozirk. The memorial ceremony marking the 84th anniversary of the Minsk ghetto massacre has been postponed \u201cfor security reasons,\u201d the Union of Belarusian Jewish Public Organizations and Communities reported. The event was traditionally held at the Jama (the &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/177857\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 24, Pozirk. Representatives of the diplomatic missions of European Union countries gathered yesterday at the Jama Memorial to commemorate Minsk ghetto prisoners, killed by the Nazis in late October 1943, the EU Delegation to Belarus said on Facebook. \u201cThe Jama Memorial in Minsk is a symbol of the tragedy of the Holocaust and a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":208776,"template":"","rubric":[16,15],"class_list":["post-208818","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics","rubric-society"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>European diplomats commemorate Minsk ghetto victims | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"October 24, Pozirk. 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