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Who is Commemorated?

Jews of Boskovice who were deported to concentration camps in the Holocaust

Description

This plaque is located in the center of the Jewish district in Boskovice where Jews from Boskovice were gathered in 1942 for deportation.

The commemorative plaque is inscribed in Czech. The inscription is framed by two raised rectangular bands. The upper band bears barbed wire as decoration, and the lower band has a depiction of a rose. A Magen David adorns the uppermost part of the plaque. 

Insciptions

In Czech:

Památce
458 židovských občanů Boskovic,
kteří byli 14. a 15. března 1942
z tohoto místa deportováni
do koncentračních táborů.

Klub přátel Boskovic 2007

TranslationIn memory of 458 Jewish citizens of Boskovice, who were deported to concentration camps from this place on 14 and 15 March 1942. / Boskovice Friends Club 2007.

Commissioned by

Boskovice Friends Club

Name/Title
Holocaust Memorial in Boskovice , Czech Republic | Unknown
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2007
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Czech Republic | Moravia | Boskovice
| Zborovská 8, corner Plačkova
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A585588