Obj. ID: 44796
Jewish Architecture Gate of B'nai B'rith Martyr's Forest, Israel, 1950s
To the main object: Forest of the Martyrs, Israel, 1951
Name
Gate of B'nai B'rith Martyr's Forest - יער הקדושים של בני ברית
Who is Commemorated?
Jewish victims of the Holocaust
Description
The gate is situated at the entrance to the valley of Ksalon, on the road leading to the central commemoration plaza of the Martyrs' Forest, where the B'nai B'rith Cave and Anne Frank Memorial are situated.
The gate is a parabolic arch across the road through an asymmetrical structure that is faced with rough stones. Inside the archway, are affixed two metal plaques listing the names of B'nai B'rith lodges and chapters and the numbers of trees donated by them.
Inscriptions
On the southern, outer side of the gate an inscription in Hebrew and English reads:
יער הקדושים של בני ברית
B'nai B'rith Martyr's Forest
Both metal plaques bear identical Hebrew and English inscriptions at their head:
הרשומים מטה נטעו כל אחד גן עצים
A garden of trees has been planted by each of the following B'nai B'rith lodges and chapters
Commissioned by
B'nai Brith