In Vitebsk, the memory of the Holocaust victims was honored, and an award was presented to the descendants of a Righteous Among the Nations.

To participate in these events, the Chargé d'affaires of Israel in Belarus, Zvi Mirkin, arrived in Vitebsk. Together with representatives of the Embassies of Israel, Armenia, Germany, Austria, Great Britain, the Slovak Republic, and Poland, he laid flowers at the memorial sign at the site of the mass extermination of the Jewish population in the Ilovsky Ravine. He then presented a medal and a Certificate of Honor to the family of a resident of Liozno who saved two Jewish children during the war. This award is an expression of gratitude from those who survived the Holocaust to those who helped Jews, despite the risk and danger to themselves and their families, emphasized Zvi Mirkin:

- We must do everything possible to prevent the recurrence of those terrible events, - the diplomat is convinced. – Among almost 30,000 people awarded the title of Righteous Among the Nations, more than 700 are residents of Belarus. But this number does not reflect the real situation. Many cases of salvation remain unknown. Belarus, turned into a huge concentration camp by the German occupiers, was particularly dangerous at that time. On Holocaust Remembrance Day, we pay tribute to the memory of the murdered, those who found the strength to resist, and the courage of people who, despite mortal risk, extended a helping hand to the victims.

The sad events that unfolded in February 1942 in a village near Liozno are recalled by Ivan Krasikov, who received the award on behalf of his grandmother. Fleeing execution, 13-year-old Tamara and her younger brother Boris Khotyanov found refuge with Daria Yakovlevna Krasikova. The woman hid the fugitives from the policemen on the stove behind her own children:

- My father was there, and my uncle… Everyone could have been shot. My grandmother told me about it, always emphasizing the need to be merciful. After the war, they managed to meet again. In 1962, Boris and Tamara visited Liozno. We have a photograph with them, relatives, and my grandmother as a memento. Unfortunately, she passed away last year.

At a large family council, the Krasikovs decided to transfer the valuable award to the Liozno District Museum, shared Ivan Mikhailovich:

- So that people of different generations can see it and reflect on the value of kindness, mutual respect, and the need to preserve peace. I don't know a single person who would wish for war, and I want our country to never experience it again.