Obj. ID: 56785
Memorials Memorial to Varkovychi (Warkowicze) and Ozeriany (near Rivne) victims of the Holocaust in the Southern Tel Aviv (Holon) Cemetery, Israel 1980s (?)
Memorial Name:
No official name.
Who is Commemorated:
The Jewish communities of Varkovychi and Ozieran (historic Poland; today Ukraine), perished in the Holocaust.
Description:
The monument is located in the Northeastern Alley of the cemetery, along with dozens of other Holocaust memorials built by Landsmannschaft organizations, survivors, and relatives. The monument is a tall upright stone slab set on a rectangular base. Below is a slanted surface. At the lower center is a glass-fronted compartment, engraved in white, with two stars of David. The monument bears Hebrew inscriptions honoring the community's memory. The community name is emphasized through the use of a larger font size. Inscriptions indicate that the monument contains the scroll with the names of the community's victims and the ashes community's victims, who perished in the Holocaust.
Inscription:
On the slab, in Hebrew:
ורקוביץ'
אוזירן
לזכר
קדושי קהילות
ורקוביץ ואוז'ירן
ווהלין
שנספו בשואה
יום הזכרון כ"ז תשרי
Translation: Varkovychi/ Ozeriany/ In memory / of the holy communities of Varkovychi and Ozieran / Volhynia / who perished in the Holocaust / Memorial Day: 27 Tishrei.
On the right side of the base, in Hebrew:
עפר
מקבר הקדושים
הובא בשנות
התשמ"ח־1988
Translation: Soil from the martyrs' grave / brought in 5748 - 1988.
On the left side of the base, in Hebrew:
המצבה הוקמה
בשנת התשמ"ד־1984
Translation: The monument was erected / in 5744- 1984
On the rear side of the monument, in Hebrew:
קהילת ורקוביץ'
Translation: Community of Varkovychi.
On the right side of the base, in Hebrew:
מגילת
ההנצחה
Translation: Scroll of the commemoration.
On the glass memorial candle holders, in Hebrew:
נר ה' נשמת אדם
תנצבה
אמן
Translation: The candle of the Lord is the human soul [Proverbs 20:27] /May their souls be bound in the bond of life /Amen.
Commissioned by: Commissioned by: Association of Jews from Varkovychi (Warkowicze), (Landsmanschaft, Irgun Yotsei ha-makom).
sub-set tree: 
"Execution of Jews in Varkovychi and Ozeryany," The Map of Holocaust by Bullets, Yahad-In Unum,
The Map of Holocaust by Bullets, Yahad-In Unum, http://www.yahadinunum.orgwww.yahadmap.org/en/#village/varkovychi-varkovichi-warkowicze-rivne-ukraine.316.
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=346.