Obj. ID: 52859
Memorials Wyszków Victims Monument in the Southern Tel Aviv (Holon) Cemetery, Israel
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.
sub-set tree: 
Width of the base+slab: 124 cm
Width between the slab and the base: 27 cm
Height of the slab: 24 cm
Height of the base: 41 cm
For the history of the community and Holocaust history, see
Shṭoḳfish, David (ed.), Sefer Vishkov (Tel Aviv: Irgune Yots'e Vishkov be-Yisrael uve-Ḥuts-la-Arets, 1964)., https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0a63c1e0-28ae-0133-93de-58d385a7b928 (accessed October 30, 2024)