On Saturday October 10, 2009 the
International Memorial Committee for the Soviet Union and the city of
Zaporizhia will unveil a monument to Mennonite Victims of Tribulation,
Stalinist Terror and Religious Oppression.
The monument will be located on the
main square of Khortitsa, centre of
the first
settlement of Mennonites in tsarist Russia.
The monument will honour
the memory of all Mennonite victims of Soviet
rule, while acknowledging
the faith and relationships that comforted and
sustained Mennonites. The monument will share
the Mennonite story with
the children and grandchildren of the victims, and with citizens
of the
Former Soviet Union, in order to
combat intolerance and oppression in
the world today.
For information on how you can donate to the memorial please see "Donations" tab.
To register to attend the memorial and for information on the Mennonite Heritage Cruise please see the "Travel and Accomodations" tab.
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“When your children ask their fathers in time to come,
saying ‘What mean ye by these stones,’ then ye shall
answer them,That the
waters of Jordon were cut off
before the ark of the covenant of the Lord. . . .
And these stones shall be for a memorial unto
the children of Israel for
ever.”
Joshua 4: 6-7.
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| Unveiling of memorial to the victims of the Eichenfeld massacre. |
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| Elizaveta Dovbush’s father was executed in 1938 in Donetsk. She, age 15, and her 16 year old sister were Ostarbeiter slave labour from 1942-1945. Her father was Mennonite and her mother was Russian Molokan. Her life was poverty and loss. |
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