Obj. ID: 46379
Jewish Funerary Art Holocaust Memorial in the Old Jewish Cemetery in Lipnik nad Becvou, Czech Republic, 2019
To the main object: The Old Jewish Cemetery in Lipnik nad Becvou, Czech Republic
Who is Commemorated?
164 Jews of Lipnik killed in the Holocaust
Description
A series of rough stone slabs lead off the main path of the cemetery towards one of its walls, ending at a sculpture made of brown (rusted?) iron. At the start of the slab path is a small metal plaque with an inscription in Czech.
The iron sculpture takes the shape of a doorway or window, with a lattice of Stars of David, also of iron, inside it. Attatched to the latice is a black panel with the word Holocaust written on it in hebrew, followed by a list of names; the 164 Jews of Lipnik killed in the Holocaust.
Inscriptions
Hebrew:
השואה
Translation: Holocaust
[The word Holocaust in Hebrew is followed by the names of the 164 Jews of Lipnik killed in the Holocaust]
Plaque on the side
Czech:
[inscription to be translated]
sub-set tree:
164 Lipnica Jews were deported to Terezín on two "transports" on June, 22 and 29, 1942.
"Jewish Monuments and Cemeteries," Tourist Information Centre in Lipník nad Bečvou, https://info.mesto-lipnik.cz/en/vismo/zobraz_dok.asp?id_org=200272&id_ktg=1006&archiv=0 (accessed December 26, 2022)
"Odhalení památníku obětem holocaustu v Lipníku se neobešlo bez emocí," Deník , https://prerovsky.denik.cz/zpravy_region/odhaleni-pamatniku-obetem-holocaustu-v-lipniku-se-neobeslo-bez-emoci-20190127.html (accessed March 17, 2024)