Article contentThe issue that erupted last week concerning the vandalism of a stone cenotaph in St. Volodymyr Ukrainian Cemetery in Oakville, Ont., has resulted in many frayed emotions coming to light. The monument in question, which was established by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada in the early 1980s, memorializes some of the Ukrainian soldiers who fought during the Second World War. Try refreshing your browser, or Bernie Farber: Canada's monument to Nazi soldiers Back to videoIt was built in honour of the members of the 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS who fought on behalf of the Nazi regime against the Soviet Red Army. There have been longstanding, bitter tensions between Ukraine and Russia and the Second World War was seen by some Ukrainian nationalists as a means by which to shake off the Soviet yoke of oppression once and for all. Caught in the crossfire between these two long-standing enemies was Ukraine’s historic Jewish population.

Source: National Post July 22, 2020 10:01 UTC