Memorial Name:
No official name.
Who is Commemorated?
The Jews of Wyszków, Poland, who perished in the Holocaust.
Description:
The monument is located in the Western Alley of the cemetery, along with dozens of other Holocaust memorials built by Landsmannschaft organizations, survivors, and relatives.
The memorial consists of a light-colored upright slab featuring a Hebrew inscription and a stylized Star of David, shaped like a leaf or flower. The slab's left side is rough and unfinished, while the right side, bearing the inscription, is smooth.
There is a small black vessel set on the base.
The monument bears Hebrew inscriptions that honor the memory of the community. The community name is emphasized through the use of a larger font size. One of the inscriptions indicates that the monument contains the ashes of the Jewish victims.
Inscription:
On the slab, in Hebrew:
גלעד
וישקוב
Translation: Memorial / Wyszków
On Magen David:
לזכר קהילת
קדושי וישקוב
Translation: In memory of the holy community / of Wyszków
On the upper part of the base, in Hebrew:
על אלה אני בוכיה (איכה)
Translation: For these I weep (Lamentations)
On the front part of the base, in Hebrew:
יום הזכרון ב' באלול
Translation: Memorial Day: 2nd of Elul
Commissioned by:
Landsmannschaft organization and Holocaust survivors from Wyszków.