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Now playing Next Ukraine Ukraine marks 80 years since Nazi massacre of nearly 34,000 Jews Nearly 34,000 Jews were killed within two days in 1941 at a ravine near Kyiv when the city was under Nazi occupation. 29/09/2021
Now playing Next Netherlands New Amsterdam memorial names all 102,000 Dutch Holocaust victims Each brick in the Memorial of Names, which was officially unveiled by King Willem-Alexander on Sunday, bears the name of a Dutch citizen who lost their life in the Holocaust. 19/09/2021
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Now playing Next France Josephine Baker to become first black woman interred at Pantheon Baker is the sixth woman and first black woman to receive the honour. 22/08/2021
