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Obj. ID: 57220
  Memorials  Yahrzeit holocaust memorial plaque in Temple Sinai Synagogue in Sumter SC, USA
To the main object: Temple Sinai Synagogue in Sumter SC, USA

© Samuel D. Gruber, Photographer: Gruber, Samuel D., 2024

Name of Monument

Yahrzeit plaque

What/Who is commemorated

Six Million Holocaust Jews

Description 

This is a small memorial plaque inserted into one of the synagogue’s large bronze Yahrzeit plaques, to the right of the entrance door (with back to sanctuary).  

Inscriptions

Six Million Holocaust Jews

Commissioned by

community ?

Summary and Remarks
Remarks

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Name/Title
Yahrzeit holocaust memorial plaque in Temple Sinai Synagogue in Sumter SC | Unknown
Object Detail
Monument Setting
Synagogue (active)
{"10":"Any immovable marker or memorial that specifically references the Holocaust."}
Date
1950s (?)
Active dates
Reconstruction dates
Artist/ Maker
Historical Origin
Unknown
Community type
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Congregation
Unknown
Location
United States of America (USA) | South Carolina | Sumter, SC
| Temple Sinai 15 Church St, Sumter, SC
Site
Unknown
School/Style
Unknown|
Period
Unknown
Period Detail
Collection
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Documentation / Research project
Unknown
3 image(s)    items per page
3 image(s)    items per page
Iconographical Subject
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Textual Content
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Languages of inscription
Shape / Form
Material / Technique
Bronze
Material Stucture
Material Decoration
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Material Cloth
Material Lining
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Colors
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Condition
Extant
Documented by CJA
Surveyed by CJA
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Condition of Building Fabric
Architectural Significance type
Historical significance: Event/Period
Historical significance: Collective Memory/Folklore
Historical significance: Person
Architectural Significance: Style
Architectural Significance: Artistic Decoration
Urban significance
Significance Rating
0
Ornamentation
Custom
Contents
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Hebrew Numeration
Blank Leaves
Direction/Location
Façade (main)
Endivances
Location of Torah Ark
Location of Apse
Location of Niche
Location of Reader's Desk
Location of Platform
Temp: Architecture Axis
Arrangement of Seats
Location of Women's Section
Direction Prayer
Direction Toward Jerusalem
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Signature
Colophon
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Trade Mark
Binding
Decoration Program
Suggested Reconsdivuction
History/Provenance

Usually, these types of plaques are reserved for deceased members of the congregation, but here all Six Million Jewish Holocaust victims are included in congregational memory. 

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Documenter
Samuel D. Gruber | 2024
Author of description
Samuel D. Gruber | 2025
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Negative/Photo. No.
The following information on this monument will be completed: