7 December in the city of Kamianets-Podilskyi was a joyful event not only for the Jewish community, but also for all the people of Kamenets - one museum has become more! On this day, responsible and painstaking work on the design of the museum of Kamyanets-Podilsky Community Center was completed. – Hesed Besht Representative Office under the general title “History of the Jewish Community of Kamianets-Podilskyi Region”. Information retrieval was carried out for two years: raised archival documents, recorded eyewitness accounts of the life of the Jewish community to, during and after World War II. A large amount of photographic documents was collected. Because everyone worked on the exhibition as a group, also opened together and solemnly, opening the doors of the museum to all comers.
A large group of people worked on the creation of the museum, as members of the Jewish community, and volunteers of the Foundation, representatives of other denominations - who are kindly called "friends of Hesed Besht". Anna Kivilsha and Halyna Osetrova made a great contribution to the search for historical materials. Dmitry Anosov designed the museum. Invaluable material for the museum was collected by the leaders (Natalia Galetska, Vladimir Baranovsky) and members of the search team of the club "Young Peacemaker". According to the materials of their search, the book "Routes of Memory" was published by the charity foundation., which describes the events of the Holocaust in Kamianets-Podilskyi. The brochure was also presented at the opening of the museum, as a model of cooperation and joint contribution to the future. Signal copies of the publication, which added to the series Hebed Besht Library was donated to its authors and guests, has the opportunity to develop and complement, so we'll all be expecting an expanded version of Memory Routes soon.
Representatives of the city authorities headed by the mayor Mykhailo Simashkevych came to the opening of the museum, employees of the city museum, district state administration, librarians and members of the Jewish community.
Volunteers, those who took part in this great cause received thanks from the head of the Khmelnytsky branch of the All-Ukrainian volunteer network "Community" Vyacheslav Nagnybida. The opening of the museum coincided with the celebration of World Volunteer Day, which became significant for all concerned people.
After the opening ceremony, volunteers conducted a tour of the museum for all present. Very soon an automatic tour system will be installed here, which has already proved itself in the Museum of Holocaust Remembrance of the Khmelnytsky Community Center "Thia". The museum itself is open to everyone and is an integral part of the museum system of Kamianets-Podilskyi.
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