Obj. ID: 56136
Memorials Łódź Victims Monument in the Southern Tel Aviv (Holon) Cemetery, Israel
Memorial Name:
No official name
Who is Commemorated?
The Jews of Łódź, Poland, who perished in the Holocaust.
Description:
The monument is located in the Southeastern Alley of the cemetery, along with dozens of other Holocaust memorials built by Landsmannschaft organizations, survivors, and relatives.
The monument consists of a black rectangular obelisk and a stone block. The obelisk, topped with the name "Lodz," features a bronze plaque depicting an endless train, barbed wire, Magen David patches, two helpless open hands, and six candles symbolizing Holocaust victims. The obelisk resembles a crematoria chimney. The stone block has the ghetto model on its upper part and a predatory bird with swastika-like talons looms above.
The monument bears Hebrew and Yiddish inscriptions honoring the community's memory. One of the inscriptions indicates that the monument contains the ashes of the Jews, who perished in the Holocaust.
Inscriptions:
On the top of the monument, in Hebrew:
לודז'
.Translation: Łódź
: On the block in Yiddish and Hebrew
אייביקר רום און הייליקר זכרון די פארפייניקטע יידן פון לאדזש קרבנות פונעם דויטשן נאצים (1939-1945)
וואס האבן העראיש און מיט אמונה געטראגן זייער גורל פאר קידוש-השם און קידוש-העם
Translation:To the eternal and sacred memory of the tortured Jews of Lodz, victims of the German Nazis (1939-1945) / Who heroically and faithfully bore their fate for the sanctification of God and the nation.
:On the block in Hebrew
לזכרם של עשרים רבוא יהודי לודז' תמימי הלב וישרי הדרך עשירי הרוח ועטורי המעש שנספו בשואה והם בוטחים באלקי ישראל וחזון ותקוה בלבם
Translation: In memory of the 200,000 Jews of Lodz, pure-hearted and upright, rich in spirit and adorned with deeds who perished in the Holocaust with trust in the God of Israel and vision and hope in their hearts.
Commissioned by
sub-set tree: 
T | Train
E | Eagle | Eagle, displayed
M | Map
G | Ghetto
O | Ornamentation: | Swastika
|
Depth of the slab: 95 cm
Width of the base: 175 cm
Width of the sculpture: 110 cm
Height of the sculpture: 90 cm
Height of the base: 70 cm
Depth of the base: 140 cm
On the relief on the vertical stele, lower left: אסתר אייזן
On the back side of the city model: אסתר אייזן
For the history of the community and Holocaust history, see
Encyclopedia of the ghettos (Yad Vashem project) , https://www.yadvashem.org/yv/he/research/ghettos_encyclopedia/ghetto_details.asp?cid=516.
For the history of the community and Holocaust history, see
Lodz Center, Jewish Łódź: Memorial Book (Melbourne, Australia: Lodz Center, 1974)., https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f89ce2b0-6634-0133-0f19-00505686a51c (accessed January 17, 2025)
For the history of the monument, see
Center of Organizations of Holocaust Survivors in Israel, https://www.holocaust-s.org/אנדרטת-מצבה/לודז/.