Alex Ryvchin, Co-CEO of the ECAJ deliv­ered the keynote address at the community’s annu­al Yom HaShoah com­mem­o­ra­tion before an audi­ence of fed­er­al and state par­lia­men­tar­i­ans, diplo­mats, civic and com­mu­nal lead­ers. His speech told the chill­ing sto­ry of the exter­mi­na­tion of the Sovi­et Jews dur­ing the Holo­caust by the Nazi killing squads and their local col­lab­o­ra­tors. You can view the full speech below or click here to watch on YouTube.