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Who is Commemorated?

Six million Jewish martyrs

Description

Six large, polished granite stones are arranged on a base to create a sculptural monument about ten feet (3.048 m.) wide and seven feet (2.1336 m.) tall.  Each rectangular stone has two flat long edges, and each end is cut to come to a point.  The stones are stacked horizontally, with their flat edges touching. The middle stone on each side is pulled out of alignment to protrude from the edges.  This allows the inner point to a void in the shape of a Magen David. The design is very similar to the Partisans’ Memorial at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem.

A large rectangular granite plaque is affixed to the exterior wall of the synagogue immediately to the left of the main entrance. 

Inscriptions

On the monument base:

Holocaust Memorial for the six million martyrs
“Those names and deeds that are remembered live on to eternity”

On the six monument stones, one camp name on each stone:

 Auschwitz
Bergen-Belson
Buchenwald
Dachau
Treblinka
Theresienstadt

 On the plaque near the synagogue door:

Temple Beth Israel
Holocaust Memorial
April 26, 1998 – 30 Nisan 5758

Day of tragedy and bravery

יום השואה והגבורה

TranslationDay of (Remembrance of) the Holocaust and the Bravery

We recall the spiritual strength
And heroism of the Holocaust era 1939 - 1945 

Great benefactors
Holocaust Survivors Friendship Club C.V.E.
Max (Frishe) – Frishman
Honorable Jean M Robb, former mayor

 Benefactors
Saul Fishman
Sidney & Hannah Karg
Pauline Kramer
Siegfried Peilte
Sidney Reiss
Rose Shulman
Comm. Amadeo (Trinchi) Trinchitella
Faye Walker
Irwin & Ruth Weiner

 Inscription goes on to list 18 Sponsors and 87 Patrons

Commissioned by

Temple Beth Israel of Deerfield with the Holocaust Survivors Friendship Club C.V.E. and many individual donors.

Name/Title
Holocaust Memorial at Temple Beth Israel in Deerfield Beach, FL | Unknown
Object Detail
Date
1998
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United States of America (USA) | Florida | Deerfield Beach, FL
| 201 South Military Trail Deerfield Beach (Broward County), Florida, 33442
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stone, Grey granite
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ten feet (3.048 m.) wide and seven feet (2.1336 m.) tall
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History/Provenance

Temple Beth Israel of Deerfield was moved into its new permanent home in 1978. Many congregants were Holocaust Survivors who, in the 1990s raised about $30,000 and created the memorial monument. At the time, the Beth Israel was the largest Conservation congregation in the area with many members living in nearby Century Village.

At the monument dedication on Yom Ha-Shoah (April 26, 1998), survivors told stories of what they experienced during the Holocaust. They lit candles as part of the vigil and recited Kaddish for the dead.

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Documenter
Samuel D. Gruber | 2022
Author of description
Samuel D. Gruber | 2022
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A471309