Between September 29-30, 1941, a massacre of more than 30,000 Jews, including women, children and the elderly took place at the Babi Yar ravine, located just northwest of the city of Kiev in Ukraine. A commemoration marking the 78th anniversary of the massacre was held at the Illinois Holocaust Museum on Sunday, Oct. 6. The event, sponsored by Holocaust Community Services included classical music, slides, and a key-note lecture by Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune music critic, himself a child of Survivors, and author of a recently published book about his conversations with Elie Wiesel. The climax of the commemoration included twelve Bernard Zell students who were invited to the stage to tell stories of unimaginable tragedy, resistance, and renewal and then accompanied by a Survivor they lit candles to remember those who perished and who are no longer able to speak for themselves. The audience was moved to tears knowing that their stories will not be forgotten by the next generation and all those to follow.