Obj. ID: 44087
Modern Jewish Art “Don’t Forget Us” Holocaust Memorial in the Synagogue in Göteborg, Sweden, 2009
To the main object: Synagogue in Göteborg, Sweden
Memorial Name
Glöm Oss Inte (Don’t Forget Us)
Who is Commemorated
The 1641 listed Holocaust Victims
Description
This memorial is one of a pair of monuments (the other being here https://cja.huji.ac.il/browser.php?mode=set&id=44079) commemorating the Jewish victims of the Holocaust from Göteborg. It is a collection of five stelae made of blue-grey polished granite. Each stele contains a list of victims and includes their names, familial relations, birthday and location, and death day and location. In the background of each of the stele is the words of the Kaddish prayer, a prayer mourners say for the dead. 1641 victims are listed on the five stelae.
Nearby is a metal plaque with the name of the memorial, the date of its dedication, and a short text about the Holocaust.
Inscriptions
Stelae Foregrounds (Swedish)
[List of Victims]
Stelae Backgrounds (Aramaic)
יִתְגַּדַּל וְיִתְקַדַּשׁ שְׁמֵהּ רַבָּא בְּעָלְמָא דִּי בְרָא
כִרְעוּתֵהּ וְיַמְלִיךְ מַלְכוּתֵהּ בְּחַיֵּיכון וּבְיומֵיכון
וּבְחַיֵּי דְכָל בֵּית יִשרָאֵל בַּעֲגָלָא וּבִזְמַן קָרִיב,
וְאִמְרוּ אָמֵן
יְהֵא שְׁמֵהּ רַבָּא מְבָרַךְ לְעָלַם וּלְעָלְמֵי עָלְמַיָּא
יִתְבָּרַךְ וְיִשְׁתַּבַּח וְיִתְפָּאַר וְיִתְרומַם וְיִתְנַשּא
וְיִתְהַדָּר וְיִתְעַלֶּה וְיִתְהַלָּל שְׁמֵהּ דְּקֻדְשָׁא. בְּרִיךְ
הוּא לְעֵלָּא מִן כָּל בִּרְכָתָא וְשִׁירָתָא
תֻּשְׁבְּחָתָא וְנֶחֱמָתָא דַּאֲמִירָן בְּעָלְמָא. וְאִמְרוּ אָמֵן
יְהֵא שְׁלָמָא רַבָּא מִן שְׁמַיָּא וְחַיִּים עָלֵינוּ וְעַל כָּל
יִשרָאֵל. וְאִמְרוּ אָמֵן
עושה שָׁלום בִּמְרומָיו הוּא יַעֲשה שָׁלום עָלֵינוּ
וְעַל כָּל יִשרָאֵל וְאִמְרוּ אָמֵן
Translation: Glorified and sanctified be God’s great name throughout the world which He has created according to His will. May He establish His kingdom in your lifetime and during your days, and within the life of the entire House of Israel, speedily and soon; and say, Amen. May His great name be blessed forever and to all eternity. Blessed and praised, glorified and exalted, extolled and honored, adored and lauded be the name of the Holy One, blessed be He, beyond all the blessings and hymns, praises and consolations that are ever spoken in the world; and say, Amen. May there be abundant peace from heaven, and life, for us and for all Israel; and say, Amen. He who creates peace in His celestial heights, may He create peace for us and for all Israel; and say, Amen.
Plaque (Swedish)
Glöm Oss Inte
Judiska Församlingen i Göteborg lät uppföra
detta minnesmonument över sina
systrar och bröder som dog under Förintelsen.
Under perioden 1933 till 1945 mördades 6 miljoner
av vart folk bara för att de var judar.
Göteborg den 27 september 2009 / 9 Tishri 5770
Translation: Don't Forget Us / The Jewish congregation in Gothenburg had this memorial built to their sisters and brothers who died during the Holocaust. During the period 1933 to 1945, 6 million were murdered of every people just because they were Jews. / Gothenburg, September 27, 2009 / 9 Tishri 5770
Commissioned by
The Jewish Community of Göteborg
sub-set tree:
The Jewish Community of Göteborg began plans for the creation of a Holocaust Memorial in the 1980s, intending to create a memorial listing the names of all the relatives of community members murdered in the Holocaust, but due to funding issues, the project was put on hold until the late 1990s. The Community partnered with Göran Johansson, then chairman of the municipal executive committee of the City of Göteborg to secure funding, on the condition that the monument be publicly available.
Due to concerns of vandalism to the list of victims' names, and the trauma that could cause to their relatives, the monument was split into two parts; one at Bastionplasten and the other at the synagogue.
This memorial was unveiled on September 27th, 2009.
"Mörker, väx morgondag" Göteborg Konst website (konstkartan), https://goteborgkonst.se/artwork/morker-vax-morgondag (accessed July 16, 2023)