Img. ID: 39172
Memorial name
No official name.
Who is Commemorated?
The Jewish Holocaust victims from Škloŭ (Shklov).
Description
The monument is erected at the place of the 5 mass graves where the Jewish Holocaust victims from Škloŭ (Shklov) were reburied. It has the shape of an obelisk with the Star of David carved on it.
The monument bears a Russian inscription that includes a quote from a short poem written by the Soviet poetess Olga Bergolts (Bergholz). It was frequently used on the Soviet monuments.
Inscription
In Russian:
Жертвам
фашизма
Благородных имен
перечислить невозможно
Их много
Знай, внимающий
этим камням
Но никто не забыт
и
ничто не забыто
Translation: To the victims of fascism. / It is impossible to list the noble names. / They are many. / Know, you who heareth / this stones. / But no one is forgotten / and / nothing is forgotten.
Commissioned by
The victims' relatives.