Obj. ID: 52477
Memorials Holocaust Memorial Plaque at the Ashkenazi Synagogue in Vercelli, Italy, 2006
To the main object: Ashkenazi Synagogue in Vercelli, Italy
Memorial Name
No official name
Who is Comemmorated?
Jewish victims of the Holocaust, particularly the listed victims from Vercelli, and nearby Biella, Novara, and Trino.
Description:
A tall white marble inscribed plaque is affixed to the side wall of the outer front portico of the synagogue. At the top is inscribed a small Magen David, followed by a quotation from the Books of Ecclesiastes, a list of victims, and a short dedication.
Beneath the stone plaque to the right is a small metal plaque that mentions funding for the memorial.
Inscription
Memorial Plaque
Hebrew
הנה דמעת העשקים, ואין להם מנחם
(קוהלת ד.א)
Italian
ECCO LE LACRIME DEGLI OPRESSI CHE NON CONOSCONO CONSOLATORE
(QOHELET 4:1)
Translation: ... the tears of the oppressed, with none to comfort them (Ecclesiastes 4:1) [translation via JPS 1985]
[List of Victims and their towns of origin]
IN RICORDO DELLE VITTIME DELLA SHOAH 1943 – 1945
COMUNITA EBRAICA DI VERCELLI – 5766 - 2006
Translation: In memory of the victims of the Shoah 1943-1945 / the Jewish community of Vercelli – 5766 - 2006
On the Metal Plaque (Italian)
PROGETTO FINANZIATO GRAZIE AL
CONTRIBUTO DEL FONDO ITALIANO
DI ASSISTENZA VITTIME DEL NAZISMO
LEGGE 249/2000 GESTITO DALL’UNIONE
DELLE COMUNITÁ EBRAICHE ITALIANE
Translation: Project financed thanks to the contribution from the Italian assistance fund for victims of nazism, Law 249/2000 managed by the Union of the Italian Jewish Communities
Commissioned by
The Jewish community of Vercelli and The Union of the Italian Jewish Communities
sub-set tree: 
Metal (zinc?)
The Jewish population of Vercelli before the holocaust in 1931 was 275. Between 1943 and 1945, Jews from Vercelli and nearby towns were deported to death camps.
The memorial plaque lists 30 victims by name.