Obj. ID: 56099
Memorials Kobrin Victims Monument in the Southern Tel Aviv (Holon) Cemetery, Israel
Memorial Name:
No official name.
Who is Commemorated?
The Jews of Kobrin, Poland (Kobryn, Belarus), who perished in the Holocaust.
Description:
The monument is located in the Southeastern Alley of the cemetery, among dozens of other Holocaust memorials erected by Landsmannschaft organizations, survivors, and relatives.
It is shaped like a tall cylindrical stone column, intentionally broken at the top. The front of the column features a relief of a Menorah, while the back of the monument is flat. It stands on a circular base made of stone and concrete. The monument bears Hebrew inscriptions honoring the community’s memory. The community name is emphasized through the use of a larger font size.
Inscription:
on the cylinder, in Hebrew:
Translation:
An everlasting memorial/for the martyrs of the community/of Kobrin/Polesye/who were murdered and destroyed/by the Nazis/in the Holocaust/Memorial Day: 4 Cheshvan/May God avenge their blood
Commissioned by:
Association of Jews from Kobrin, Poland (Kobryn, Belarus) (Landsmannschaft, Irgun Yotsei ha-makom).
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For the history of the community and Holocaust history, see
Encyclopedia of the ghettos (Yad Vashem project) , https://wwv.yadvashem.org/yv/he/research/ghettos_encyclopedia/ghetto_details.asp?cid=880.
For the history of the community and Holocaust history, see
Glatzer, Melech (ed.), Kobrin Memorial Book: An Overview of Jewish Kobrin, (Buenos Aires: Book Committee of the Kobrin Landsmanshaft Association in Argentina, 1951)., https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7047bea0-7a69-0133-f297-00505686a51c (accessed April 22, 2025)
For the history of the community and Holocaust history, see
Untold Stories - Murder Sites of Jews in Occupied Territories of the USSR (Yad Vashem project), https://collections.yadvashem.org/en/untold-stories/community/14622501.