Obj. ID: 41495
Memorials Memorial to Holocaust victims and fighters of the National Liberation War in the Cemetery Chapel in Đakovo, Croatia, 1952
To the main object: Cemetery Chapel in Đakovo, Croatia
Memorial Name
No official name
Who is Commemorated?
Holocaust victims and fighters of the National Liberation War
Description:
A square urn stands in the middle of the hall in the cemetery chapel.
On the side facing the entrance, there are Hebrew and Croatian inscriptions in memory of Holocaust victims. The dates 1941-1942 make it clear that the commemorated are the inmates of the Đakovo concentration camp. A dedication to the fallen fighters of the National Liberation War is written in Croatian on the side facing the exit to the cemetery.
Inscription
On the side facing the entrance:
Hebrew
לזכרון קורבנות
הפאשיזם
5701 - 5702
Translation: In memory of Fascism victims, 5701-5702
Croatian
Žrtvama fašizma
1941 – 1942
Translation: To victims of fascism, 1941-1942
On the side facing the exit to the cemetery:
Palim borcima
NOB
Đakovo
Translation: To fallen fighters of the National Liberation War, Djakovo
Commissioned by
The Union of Jewish Communities of Yugoslavia
3 image(s)
sub-set tree:
The memorial is a site for the annual commemoration ceremony.
Groblje žrtava sabirnog logora u Đakovu (Sarajevo: The Jewish Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2011)