Memorial Name
Trakt Pamięci Męczeństwa i Walki Żydów w Warszawie (Memorial Route of Martyrdom and Struggle of Jews in Warsaw)
Who is Commemorated?
Jewish fighters and victims of the Warsaw Ghetto.
Description:
The monument is part of the Memorial Route of Martyrdom and Struggle of Jews in Warsaw.
The stone block is made of unpolished black syenite. Its upper surface is shaped like a traditional Jewish tombstone and is polished. This surface bears a depiction of a seven-branched menorah and identical Polish and Hebrew inscriptions. The dates 1940–1943, indicating the period of existence of the Warsaw Ghetto, are placed on the front of the block. Polish and Hebrew inscriptions, “Memorial Route of Martyrdom and Struggle of Jews,” are placed on the left and right sides of the block.
Inscription
Polish
Od 19 kwietnia
do 15 maja 1943 roku
trwało powstanie
w getcie warszawskim
bohaterska walka
bojowników żydowskich
o godność człowieka
Translation: From April 19 to May 15, 1943, there was the uprising in the Warsaw Ghetto – heroic struggle of Jewish fighters for human dignity.
Hebrew
מ-19 באפריל
עד 15 במאי 1943
התחולל
מרד בגטו וארשה
מלחמת גבורה
של לוחמים יהודים
על כבוד האדם
Translation: From April 19 to May 15, 1943, took place the uprising in the Warsaw Ghetto – heroic struggle of Jewish fighters for human dignity.
On the sides of the stone:
1940–1943
Polish
Trakt pamięci
męczeństwa
i walki
Żydów
Translation: Memorial Route of Martyrdom and Struggle of Jews
Hebrew
נתיב הזיכרון
לשואה
ולגבורת
היהודים
Translation: Memorial Route of the Holocaust and Heroism of Jews
Commissioned by
[to be determined]
| Near the Memorial to the Heroes of the Ghetto