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Obj. ID: 46428
Memorials  Holocaust Memorial on the site of the destroyed synagogue in Česká Lípa, Czech Republic, 1948, 1995
To the main object: Synagogue in Česká Lípa (Böhmisch Liepa), Czech Republic, Postcard

© Pallay, Sheila, Photographer: Pallay, Sheila, 2019

Name

Pomník Obětem 2. světové války (Translation: Monument to the victims of Fascism)

Who/What is Commemorated?

Jews from Česká Lípa killed in the Holocaust, and the Synagogue that stood at this location.

Description:

This monument takes the form of a simple headstone. At its top is a Magen David wreathed in barbed wire with the name of the monument beneath it. Below the monument's name is an engraving of an olive branch, followed by a dedicatory inscription in Czech.

The headstone stands on a square stone that serves as its base.

 

Inscriptions

In Czech:

PAMÁTCE OBĚTÍ
FAŠISMU

ZDE STÁLA UPROSTŘED
STARÉ ŽIDOVSKÉ
ČTVRTI ČESKOLIPSKÁ
SYNAGOGA VYPÁLENÁ
NACISTY 10.XI.1938

Translation: In memory of victims of Fascism / Here, in the middle of the Old Jewish Quarter stood the synagogue that was burned down by Fascists on November 10, 1938

Commissioned by

TBD

Summary and Remarks
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Name/Title
Holocaust Memorial on the site of the destroyed synagogue in Česká Lípa, Czech Republic, Czech Republic | Unknown
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1948 (made), 1995 (installed)
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Czech Republic | Bohemia | Česká Lípa
| U Synagogy, 470 01 Česká Lípa
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"Česká Lípa," Spolek pro vojenská pietní místa, https://www.vets.cz/vpm/mista/obec/3506-/?vp-page=8 (accessed January 22, 2023)
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