Obj. ID: 48147
Modern Jewish Art Commemorative plaque to Jewish youth killed in the Jadovno camp in the Jewish Communal Building in Zagreb, Croatia, 2000s
To the main object: Jewish Communal Building with a prayer hall in Zagreb, Croatia
Memorial Name
No official name
Who is Commemorated?
Jewish youth killed in the Jadovno camp.
Description
The plaque is situated in the main staircase of the Jewish community building, on the left side of the plaque commemorating the fighters of the Rab Battalion (see here).
The vertically aligned stone plaque has three columns of brass plaques with victims’ names, as well as Croatian inscriptions above and below the plaques of the same metal.
Inscription
Židovska mladež ubijena 1941, u logoru Jadovno
[List of 162 names]
Nismo vas zaboravili
Rođaci i prijatelji
Translation: Jewish youth killed in 1941 in the Jadovno camp. We have not forgotten you. Relatives and friends.
Commissioned by
Relatives and friends of the victims
sub-set tree:
The concentration and extermination camp in Jadovno was the first such camp in the Independent State of Croatia. The camp operated for 122 days, from May to August 1941, and was replaced by the Jasenovac camp.