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  Memorial to Grójec victims of the Holocaust in the Southern Tel Aviv (Holon) Cemetery, Israel

© Center for Jewish Art, Photographer: Levin, Vladimir, December 2023

Memorial Name:

No official name.

Who is Commemorated?

The Jews of Grójec, Poland, who perished in the Holocaust.

Description:

The monument is located in the Western Alley of the cemetery, along with dozens of other Holocaust memorials built by Landsmannschaft organizations, survivors, and relatives. 

The monument consists of an upright stone slab with a slanted top, standing on a stepped stone base. The slab features Hebrew inscriptions commemorating the community, with the community's name prominently displayed in a larger font. Flanking the stele are two stone panels, each adorned with metal plaques inscribed with the names of the community's victims.

In front of the monument stands a short stone column containing the ashes of the community's Holocaust victims, as indicated by an inscription. 

Inscription:

On the slab, in Hebrew:

לזכר

קדושי

קהילת

גרויץ

ע"י וורשה

אשר נספו בשואה

בשנת ת"ש תש"י

עק"ח

הי"ד

Translation: In memory of / the martyrs of / the Grójec community / near Warsaw / who perished in the Holocaust / 5700–5710 [1940–1950] /With their communities/May God avenge their blood.

On the short stone column, from the left: 

אפר

הקדושים

Translation: Ashes/ of the martyrs. 

Commissioned by: 

Landsmannschaft organization of Grójec.

Summary and Remarks
Remarks

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Name/Title
Memorial to Grójec victims of the Holocaust in the Southern Tel Aviv (Holon) Cemetery | Unknown
Object Detail
Monument Setting
Date
1980s-1990s (?)
Active dates
Reconstruction dates
Artist/ Maker
Historical Origin
Unknown
Community type
Unknown |
Congregation
Unknown
Location
Israel | Holon (חולון)
| Sector 17-1 northern side
Site
Unknown
School/Style
Unknown|
Period
Unknown
Period Detail
Collection
Unknown |
Documentation / Research project
Unknown
10 image(s)    items per page

10 image(s)    items per page
Iconographical Subject
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Material / Technique
Stone, Metal.
Material Stucture
Material Decoration
Material Bonding
Material Inscription
Material Additions
Material Cloth
Material Lining
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Colors
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Condition
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Documented by CJA
Surveyed by CJA
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Condition of Building Fabric
Architectural Significance type
Historical significance: Event/Period
Historical significance: Collective Memory/Folklore
Historical significance: Person
Architectural Significance: Style
Architectural Significance: Artistic Decoration
Urban significance
Significance Rating
0
Ornamentation
Custom
Contents
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Blank Leaves
Direction/Location
Façade (main)
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Location of Torah Ark
Location of Apse
Location of Niche
Location of Reader's Desk
Location of Platform
Temp: Architecture Axis
Arrangement of Seats
Location of Women's Section
Direction Prayer
Direction Toward Jerusalem
Coin
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Denomination
Signature
Colophon
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Watermark
Hallmark
Group
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Trade Mark
Binding
Decoration Program
Suggested Reconsdivuction
History/Provenance
Main Surveys & Excavations
Sources

For the history of the community and Holocaust history, see
Alterman, I.B., ed., Megilat Gritze (Tel Aviv: Irgun yotzei Grojec be-Israel, 1955)

For the history of the community and Holocaust history, see
Encyclopedia of the ghettos (Yad Vashem project) , https://www.yadvashem.org/yv/he/research/ghettos_encyclopedia/ghetto_details.asp?cid=210.

For the photograph of the memorial done in the 1980s or the 1990s, see, "ID 39054"
The Archive of Ghetto Fighters' House, https://infocenters.co.il/gfh/multimedia/Photos/Idea/29894.jpg.
Type
Documenter
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Author of description
Lital Spivak | 2024
Architectural Drawings
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Computer Reconstruction
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Section Head
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Language Editor
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Donor
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Negative/Photo. No.
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