Obj. ID: 56717
  Memorials  Memorial to Kałuszyn Victims of the Holocaust in the Southern Tel Aviv (Holon) Cemetery, Israel, 1980s (?)

To the main object: Eastern Alley of Holocaust Memorials in the Southern Tel Aviv (Holon) Cemetery, Israel

Memorial Name:
No official name.

Who is Commemorated?
The Jews of Kałuszyn, 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 consists of a large stone stele topped with a relief of the community's synagogue. Two panels are attached to the central stele—one on each side—bearing metal plaques. The lower part of the central stele features an engraving of the town's synagogue. To its left stands a small dark-colored stele, and another small dark stele lies horizontally on the stepped stone base of the monument. At the front, there is a small stone structure, flanked on both sides by small stone pillars that also bear metal plaques. The monument bears Hebrewת Yiddish and English inscriptions honoring the community's memory. The name of the community is emphasized through the use of a larger font size. Inscriptions indicate that the monument contains a scroll listing the names and the ashes of the community's victims, who perished in the Holocaust.

Inscription:

On the main slab, in Hebrew and Yiddish:

זכור ואל תשכח

קדושי

קאלושין

מרוזי והסביבה

געדענקט אין דער עדה יידן פארטיליקטע

דורך די נאצישע רוצחים

פארגעסט נישט די פארפייניקטע קדושים

והעליתי אתכם מקברותיכם עמי

והבאתי אתכם אל אדמת ישראל...

Translation: Remember and do not forget/ Martyrs of/ Kałuszyn/ Mińsk Mazowiecki and the surroundings/ Remember in the community of Jews annihilated/ by the Nazi murderers/ Do not forget the tortured martyrs/ I will bring you up from your graves, My people,/ and I will bring you to the land of Israel.../ (Ezekiel 37:12).

On the lying black slab, in Hebrew:

לזכר 

קדושי קהילת

דוברה

בומיה

צגלווה

שניצעה

הי"ד

Translation: In memory of/ the martyrs of the communities of/ Dobra/ Bumia/ Cegłów/ Siennica/ May God avenge their blood.

On the dark small plaque from the left, in Hebrew:

לזכר

בני עירנו

שנפלו במערכות ישראל

אלתר ברמן

יצחק קונין

שלמה שטרנברג

הי"ד

Translation: In memory of/ our townspeople/ who fell in Israel's wars:/ Alter Berman/ Yitzhak Konin/ Shlomo Sternberg/ May God avenge their blood.

On the small stone box in Hebrew:

מגילות הקדושים

Translation: Scrolls of the martyrs.

On the plaque, set on the right column, in Hebrew:

מצבת זכרון זו

להנצחת קדושי עירנו קאלושין

הוקמה ע"י שרידי יוצאי קהילת

קאלושין בישראל.

ובודדים מיוצאי עירנו ב:

אוסטרליה, ארגנטינה, ברזיל, גרמניה

צרפת, קנדה, ארה"ב ועוד.

בומיוחד בעזרתו הנדיבה של:

ארגון יוצאי קאלושין בניו-יורק

(כשרובם אינם מיוצאי עירנו)

"אינדפנדנט קאלושינער בענעוו אסוצ'"

לזכר קרבוי משפחותינם שנרצחו בשואה

הנוראה בשנים 1939-1945 בארצות

אירופה ע"י הקלגסים הנאציים

ועוזריהם.

Translation: This memorial stone/ to commemorate the martyrs of our town, Kałuszyn,/ was erected by the surviving members/ of the Kałuszyn community in Israel,/ and a few individuals from our town living in:/ Australia, Argentina, Brazil, Germany,/ France, Canada, the United States, and elsewhere./ Especially with the generous support of:/ the Independent Kalushiner Benevolent Association in New York/ (most of whom are not from our town),/ in memory of their relatives/ who were murdered in the terrible Holocaust/ during the years 1939–1945/ in the countries of Europe/ by the Nazi oppressors/ and their collaborators

:On the plaque, set on the left column, in English

THIS TOMBSTONE WAS PLACED BY THE

KALUSHIN SOCIETY OF JEWS IN ISRAEL

THE DONATIONS ARE FROM PRIVATE

KALUSHIN JEWS IN AUSTRALIA, KANADA

FRANCE, ENGLAND, GERMANY, USA, BRASIL, ARGENTINE, ISRAEL AND OTHER

A SPECIAL DONATION AND ECONOMIC

HELP WAS GIVEN BY KALUSHIN JEWISH

MEMBERS FROM THE SECOND WORLD WAR

IN MEMORY OF THEIR FAMILIES THAT

WERE KILLED BY THE GERMAN NAZIS

AND THE EUROPEAN PEOPLES WHO HELP

THEM, DURING THE HOLOCAUST IN EUROPE

IN THE YEARS 1939-1945

THEIR NAMES AND FAMILIES ARE UNKNOWN

GOD BE WITH THEM FOREVER 

:On the plaque above the list of victims, on the right side of the panel, in Hebrew

קדושי קאלושין

זכור ואל תשכח!

יזכור ה' והאדם לדורותיו את שמות הקדושים של קהילת קאלושין

והסביבה: אשר נרצחו בדם קר ע"י הקלגסים והגרמנים הנאציים ועוזריהם

מבין עמי אירופה - על לא עוול בכפם ורק על היותם יהודים-

בימי השואה שהתרחשה באירופה בין השנים 1939-1945

בינהם גם כאלה שאת שמם ושם משפחתם לא נדע ולעולם לא נדע על קיומם כלל.

לזכר אנשי הועד היהודי בקאלושין בעת השואה. שנרצחו בידי הצורר הנאצי. בסרבם

למסור יהודים להשמדה והעדיפו מות עצמם. בינהם:

גמזו ארהם ז"ל קישלינצקי משה ז"ל ועוד

ה' ינקום את דמם

זכרם לא ימוש מלבותינו ולבות כל יהודי באשר הוא - לעולם.

יהי זכרם ברוך

ת.נ.צ.ב.ה

[רשימת קורבנות]

Translation: Martyrs of Kałuszyn/ Remember and never forget!/ May God and man remember for all generations the names of the holy martyrs of the Kałuszyn community and the surrounding area:/ who were murdered in cold blood by the Nazi German oppressors and their collaborators from among the nations of Europe –/ for no crime, only for being Jews –/ during the Holocaust in Europe between 1939–1945./ Among them are also those whose names and surnames we do not know and will never know they even existed./ In memory of the members of the Jewish Committee in Kałuszyn during the Holocaust,/ who were murdered by the Nazi oppressor,/ for refusing to hand over Jews for extermination and choosing death themselves./ Among them: Gamzu Avraham z”l/ Kishlinski Moshe z”l/ and others./ May God avenge their blood./ Their memory will never fade from our hearts and the hearts of every Jew – forever./ May their memory be blessed./ May their souls be bound in the bond of life [list of victims]

Commissioned by:
Association of Jews from Kałuszyn (Irgun Yotsei Kałuszyn).