Obj. ID: 54130
Memorials Holocaust Memorial in the Framingham/Natick Jewish Cemetery in Natick, MA, 2003
To the main object: Framingham/Natick Jewish Cemetery in Natick, MA, USA
Name of Monument
No official name
What/Who is commemorated?
Children victims of the Holocaust, and all six million victims of the Holocaust
Description
A path in the cemetery leads to two lozenge-shaped polished gray granite plaques set flush with the ground. The first is inscribed with a passage from Psalm 42:5 in Hebrew and English. This was dedicated to the 1.5 million Jewish children killed in the Holocaust. The second plaque similar in shape and size, added later, is only in English and commemorates all six million Holocaust victims.
Inscriptions
In Hebrew:
אלה אזכרה ונפשי עלי ואשפכה
Translation: When I think of this, I pour out my soul [Ps. 42:5]
In English:
THESE THINGS DO I REMEMBER
AND MY SOUL WEEPS
IN MEMORY OF THE SIX MILLION
VICTIMS OF THE HOLOCAUST
Commissioned by
Temple Beth Am, Framingham
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| Framingham/Natick Jewish Cemetery, Fairview Ave and Windsor Ave
In May 2003, Temple Beth Am of Framingham dedication a Holocaust memorial to the 1.5 million children who perished in The Shoah. Subsequently, a matching second memorial plaque was installed in memory of all six million Holocaust victims.