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The letter, addressed to Patriarch Filaret of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, strongly condemned a recent ceremony near Lviv marking the 70th anniversary of the creation of the Galician division of the Waffen SS, in which Ukrainians fought on the side of Nazi Germany. From the WJC website:

In late July, Ukrainians wearing SS uniforms were photographed trudging through trenches and fire rifles in a reconstruction of a key battle against the Soviets during World War II. An Orthodox priest led a ceremony for fallen soldiers of the Nazi unit, sprinkling his blessing over several men sporting swastikas who lowered a coffin in a ritual reburial.

World’s Most Important Jewish Advocacy Group „Horrified“ by Nazi Resurgence in Ukraine

http://www.globalresearch.ca

The World Jewish Congress, an international organization that represents Jewish communities and organizations in 100 countries around the…

http://www.globalresearch.ca/worlds-most-important-jewish-advocacy-group-horrified-by-nazi-resurgence-in-ukraine/5405495

http://www.worldjewishcongress.org/en/news/13869/wjc_urges_ukrainian_orthodox_church_leader_to_act_against_glorification_of_nazi_soldiers