{"id":177857,"date":"2026-03-03T12:17:49","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T09:17:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/177857\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"minsk-postpones-ghetto-memorial-event-amid-us-israeli-strikes-on-iran","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/177857\/","title":{"rendered":"Minsk postpones ghetto memorial event amid US-Israeli strikes on Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/yama-getto-perenos-20260303-SBEOOiO.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/yama-getto-perenos-20260303-SBEOOiO.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/yama-getto-perenos-20260303-SBEOOiO-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/yama-getto-perenos-20260303-SBEOOiO-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/yama-getto-perenos-20260303-SBEOOiO-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/yama-getto-perenos-20260303-SBEOOiO-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>March 3,<\/strong><em><strong> Pozirk.<\/strong> <\/em>The memorial ceremony marking the 84th anniversary of the Minsk ghetto massacre has been postponed \u201cfor security reasons,\u201d the Union of Belarusian Jewish Public Organizations and Communities reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event was traditionally held at the Jama (the Ditch) memorial in central Minsk, marking the site where more than 5,000 people from the city\u2019s Jewish ghetto were killed by Nazis on March 2, 1942.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The authorities did not provide a reason for the postponement, but the decision comes amid recent criticism by Belarusian officials of the US-Israel military operation against Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/flag_irana_sina_drakhshani_unsplash_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/flag_irana_sina_drakhshani_unsplash_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/flag_irana_sina_drakhshani_unsplash_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/flag_irana_sina_drakhshani_unsplash_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/flag_irana_sina_drakhshani_unsplash_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/flag_irana_sina_drakhshani_unsplash_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">\u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">\u0141uka\u0161enka offers condolences on Khamenei\u2019s death, calls it \u201ctreacherous attack\u201d<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">March 2, Pozirk. Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka has sent his condolences to Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in connection with the death of Iran\u2019s longtime ruler Ali Khamenei, the Belarusian ruler\u2019s press office reports. First Deputy Foreign Minister Siarhiej \u0141uka\u0161evi\u010d conveyed the message &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/177800\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March 3, Pozirk. The memorial ceremony marking the 84th anniversary of the Minsk ghetto massacre has been postponed \u201cfor security reasons,\u201d the Union of Belarusian Jewish Public Organizations and Communities reported. 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