Img. ID: 565280

Memorial Name

Žudynių vieta, kapas ir skulptūrinis memorialas - Mass killing site and sculptural memorial

Who is Commemorated?

103 Panevežys Jews and so called Soviet activists murdered at this site.

Description:

The monument is situated on the killing site, which currently is a park.

The memorial consists of 9 oak sculptures resembling traditional Lithuanian roofed poles or roofed pillars. Originally there were 10 sculptures, but one has been lost. In the center, there are two pillars united by a common roof. A Lithuanian dedication is attached to them in the lower tier, while three wooden bells hang in the upper one. An additional pillar bears the names of the local folk sculptors in Lithuanian, the dedication in Russian, and the date. Another composite pillar stands at the entrance to the site.

Inscription:

On the central double pillars:

Lithuanian: 

Mūsų darbose jų
atminimas gyvas

Translation: In our work their / memory is alive

On an oak pillar:

Lithuanian and Russian:

Stogastulpius
padarė 
N. Buziliauskas 
J. Čeknys
V. Griaudzė
I. Inčiūrienė
A. Katinas
A. Klovas
K. Nemanis
K. Peleckas
J. Pucevičius
A. Petrulaitis
P. Raišys
M. Stankevičius
V. Šleivys
kalviai 
V. Gedvilas
V. Kryževičius
V. Kojutis
S. Kinčius
R. Jakavičius
Память о жертвах
фашизма увеко-
вечили народные
мастера
г. Паневежис
1979 г.

Translation: Roofed pillars by N. Buziliauskas, J. Čeknys, V. Griaudzė, I. Inčiūrienė, A. Katinas, A. Klovas, K. Nemanis, K. Peleckas, J. Pucevičius, A. Petrulaitis, P. Raišys, M. Stankevičius, V. Šleivys, blacksmiths V. Gedvilas, V. Kryževičius, V. Kojutis, S. Kinčius, R. Jakavičius. Panevėžys craftsmen commemorated the victims of fascism, 1979

Commissioned by:

Panevėžys local authorities in the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic