"Exodus: The Path from Non-Existence" - Together Through the Ages

The Ukrainian and Jewish peoples share a common historical path in the pursuit of freedom. The project "Exodus: The Path from Non-Existence" aims to demonstrate this unity and honor all the Righteous who risked their lives for the sake of others.

The art exhibition, which presents the project, started on May 14th in the symbolic venue - the “Avangard” sports complex, built in Babyn Yar on the site of the old Jewish cemetery.

The place, which was hit by a Russian missile on March 1, 2022, has become a new memorial to criminal assaults on human life.

The exhibition is organized by the Babyn Yar National Historical Memorial Preserve with the support of the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in Ukraine.

The exhibition featured creative projects by the outstanding Ukrainian artist Matvii Vaisberh's "The Thin Red Line" and Lithuanian artist Daumantas Levas Todesas' "Moses Wandering".

"The Thin Red Line" by Matvii Vaisberh was created after the start of a full-scale invasion and is dedicated to the defenders of Mariupol, whose sacrifice defines Ukraine's contemporary path as it fights for its freedom.

"Moses Wandering" by Daumantas Levas Todesas represents the path from the non-existence of the Jewish people.

The author was inspired by the almost lost work of Jakovas Bunka "Moses from Plateliai", he managed to restore it, and gathered dozens of artists from all over the world around the project, so that each of them could give the sculpture a new life, tell the story of those who did not accept the position of a slave and died for freedom.

The opening of the exhibition was attended by Valdemaras Sarapinas, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Lithuania to Ukraine.

The exhibition was visited by the Righteous Among the Nations.

Roza Tapanova, the Head of the Babyn Yar National Historical Memorial Preserve, along with her colleagues, put significant effort into making the exhibition not only a significant cultural event but also a place for contemplation on the shared history of the Ukrainian and Jewish people.