October 26. Co-chairman of the Russian Holocaust Center Professor Ilya
Altman took part in memorial events in the city of Taganrog in southern
Russia that marked 70 years since the annihilation of some 1,500 local
Jews. The events were conducted jointly with the Center’s branch in
Taganrog. Among the participants, there was a local Righteous among the
Nations Igor Polugorodnik. In addition, educational seminar on Holocaust
was conducted for local teachers. On the next day, Professor Altman led
a seminar on Holocaust in Rostov, capital of Russia’s South.
