Obj. ID: 56121
Memorials Ružany Victims Monument in the Southern Tel Aviv (Holon) Cemetery, Israel
Memorial Name:
No official name.
Who is Commemorated?
The Jews of Ružany, Belarus (Ružany, Poland), who perished in the Holocaust.
Description:
The monument is located in the Eastern Alley of the cemetery, along with dozens of other Holocaust memorials built by Landsmannschaft organizations, survivors, and relatives. The monument is a large, dark stone in the shape of an irregular vertical boulder. The monument is placed on a flat stone base, surrounded by small dark rocks at its foot. In front of the boulder, the base extends into a smooth stone platform. There are two short stone columns. connected with a metal chain in front of the monument. 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 boulder, in Hebrew:
מצבת זכרון לקדושי
קהילת
רוז'אני
והקולניות
קונסטנטינובה
ופבלובה
Translation: Memorial stone for the martyrs / of the community of Ruzhany / and the nearby villages / Konstantinova / and Pavlova.
on the front of the stone platform, in Hebrew:
יום הגירוש 2.11.1942
כ"ב חשון תש"ג
ארץ אל תכסי דמם
Translation:
Day of Deportation /2.11.1942/22 Heshvan 5703/Earth, do not cover their blood [Job 16:18].
Commissioned by:
Commissioned by: Association of Jews from Ružany (Landsmanschaft, Irgun Yotsei ha-makom).
