Obj. ID: 56101
Memorials Alytus Victims Monument in the Southern Tel Aviv (Holon) Cemetery, Israel
Memorial Name:
No official name.
Who is Commemorated?
The Jews of Alytus (Alita), Lithuania, and the Jews of Serhei, Lithuania, who were murdered 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 consists of a wide dark stone monument connected to a light stone structure. On each side stands a small stone slab bearing an engraved image of a candleholder with a lit candle. A broad lower light stone slab is placed beneath, and the entire structure rests on a light stone base with a small stone compartment.The monument bears Hebrew inscriptions honoring 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 Jews, who perished in the Holocaust.
Inscription:
on the upper part of the monument, in Hebrew:
Translation:
In memory/of our parents, brothers, sisters and relatives/who were murdered by the Nazis and their collaborators/from the city of Alita (Alytus), Lithuania/in the years of the Holocaust/May God avenge their blood
on the dark monument, in Hebrew:
Translation:
For these I weep [Lamentations]
on the lower part of the monument, right side, in Hebrew:
Translation:
And in memory of the martyrs/of Serhei/May God avenge their blood
on the small stone compartment, in Hebrew:
Translation:
Memorial Day/25 Av
On the side of in Hebrew:
פה נטמן
אפר קדושינו
[...]
Translation: Here lies/the ashes of our martyrs.
On the back of the monument, in Hebrew:
Translation:
Execution:/Gershon Binski and sons.
Commissioned by:
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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=78.
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/14621589.