Obj. ID: 34402
Jewish Funerary Art Monument at the geniza of Torah scrolls, desecrated at pogroms in the Jewish cemetery in Khotyn, Ukraine
To the main object: Jewish cemetery in Khotyn (Khotin), Ukraine
The monuments is an obelisk situated near the cemetery's border.
Its main facet is decorated with Magen David and bears an inscription:
המצבה הזאת
העמדה
על ידי הקהלה
המקומית לעדה
על יריעות
ספרי התורה
הקרועים
ברשעת
טמאים וזדים
The inscriptions continues on the left facet:
עת מלחמת
הדמים
אשר התלקחה
בין כל העמים
The right facet is decorated with depictions of two Torah scrolls and inscribed:
פ"נ
[ספרי תורה]
בהחריבם
מקומות
קדושים
[י]חד עם חיי
[א]לפי אנשים
עשתה
שנת תרצ"א
A small tombstone inscribed in Yiddish stands nearby the obelisk.
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Monument at the geniza of Torah scrolls, desecrated at pogroms in the Jewish cemetery in Khotyn | Unknown
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Date
1931
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Author of description
Vladimir Levin | 2020
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Computer Reconstruction
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The following information on this monument will be completed:
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