His name was Ziama – a beautiful Jewish name which he had to change to the Russian ‘Zakhar’ in order to conceal his origins. When all Jews were ordered to appear at a gathering point; he didn’t go and persuaded others not to go either. Pretending to be a collaborator for the occupation authorities; he kept on saving lives. He rode his bike to nearby villages to barter goods for his family; at the same time trying to get in touch with partisan units. Like a real ‘superhero’; he always had a narrow escape until denounced by a traitor. Even then; in the concentration camp; forced to exhume and burn the corpses of those massacred in the first months of the occupation; he didn’t think of death – he thought of freedom. And he led others with him - out from the camp; towards life and a happy future – just a day before their scheduled execution. In the night-time streets of Kiev; hiding from patrols; they made their way home; to reunite with their families. A dreamlike story; but a true one. Some say; Ziama never existed and the story is fiction. To contradict this statement and to prove the authenticity of the described events; I found transcripts of interrogations by the KGB of the witnesses and of those guilty of the crimes committed in Babi Yar; Kiev; in 1941-1943. This is the truth the world needs to know. The further away in time we are from the Holocaust; the more denial and the more lies we encounter. So that no Jew should ever have to hide under a Gentile name; so that no Jew should ever have his life threatened for the mere fact that he is a Jew – read and spread Ziama’s message throughout the world. And if the worst happens and History repeats itself – let Ziama’s heroism be an example to all of us on how to fight back and not allow anything to destroy us. Here at last; after 70 years; is the final truth about Babi Yar.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Savage gives a wonderful overview of the importance of the Jewish nature of ...By Barry DavisThis book; small though it is; contains information that will cause the reader to consider the importance of this "lost" site to Biblical Archaeology and History. Dr. Savage gives a wonderful overview of the importance of the Jewish nature of Bethsaida during the First Century; and how this site fits into the larger picture of Jewish settlement in the Upper Galilee. Very readable in style; yet very impressive in the use of archeological data; this work is a bridge between the academic world and the interested public reader. Dr. Savage's work as co-director of the Bethsaida Excavations gives him an insight into this subject that few authors possess. Highly recommend that you read this book first; if you are interest in the history of Bethsaida and how it fits into the First Century C.E..
