Obj. ID: 52837
Memorials Memorial to Serock Victims of the Holocaust in the Southern Tel Aviv (Holon) Cemetery, Israel
Memorial Name
No official name.
Who is Commemorated?
The Jews of Serock , 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 is a stone stele that sits on a stone base. The stele features two Stars of David and a Hebrew inscription. Two memorial candle holders are inserted into the stele at its bottom. On the base, there are a Hebrew inscription stating who erected the monument, a relief of an open book with an inscription, and a plaque that covers the ashes brought from Auschwitz.
The monument is enclosed by a metal fence, designed in the shape of menorahs.
Inscription:
On the stele, in Hebrew:
לזכר
הקדושים של קהילת
סרוצק
ע"י ורשה פולין
יזכור אלוהים את הקדושים
והגבורים של קהילת סרוצק
שנספו בשואה
בידי הצורר הגרמני ועוזריו
זכרהם לא ימוש מאתנו
לעולמים
קיום הקהילה
ח' הקכ"ה-התש,
1765-1940
יום החורבן
כ"ג כסלו התש'
12.1939
:Translation: In memory of the martyrs of the community of Seroćk / near Warsaw, Poland / May God remember the martyrs and heroes of the community of Seroćk / who perished in the Holocaust / at the hands of the German oppressor and his collaborators / Their memory shall never depart from us / forevermore / The existence of the community:5,525-5,700/ 1765-1940 / Day of destruction: 23 Kislev 5700 / December 1939
On the stone book, in Hebrew:
זכרך
לא
ימוש
מלבנו
לנצח
Translation: Your/ memory/ shall never/ depart/ from our hearts/ forever.
On the black plaque, on the left side of the slab, in Hebrew:
פה הוטמן
אפר הקדושים
שהובא ממחנה
ההשמדה
אושביץ
Translation: Here lies/ the ashes of the martyrs/ brought from the Auschwitz extermination camp.
On the right side of the base, in Hebrew:
הוקם בידי ארגון
יוצאי סרוצק
במדינת ישראל
ובתפוצות
Translation: Established by the Organization/ of Serock Survivors in Israel/ and Abroad.
Commissioned by: The Organization of Serock Survivors in the State of Israel and the Diaspora.
sub-set tree: 
On the base, in Hebrew:
הוקם בידי ארגון
יוצאי סרוצק
במדינת ישראל
ובתפוצות
Translation: Established by the Organization of Serock Survivors / in the State of Israel / and the Diaspora.
According to an archival photo from the Ghetto Fighters House Archive, it can be seen that originally, the monument was different - the slab was bigger and rounder and the base had no plaques on it. The fence was the same.
For the history of the community and Holocaust history, see
Gelbart, Mordekhai, Sefer Serotsk (Tel-Aviv: Irgun Yots'ei Serotsk be-Yisra'el, 1971)., https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/698a10c0-3eba-0133-5505-00505686a51c (accessed September 10, 2024)
For the photograph of the memorial done in the 1980s or the 1990s, see, "ID 39147"
The Archive of Ghetto Fighters' House, https://infocenters.co.il/gfh/multimedia/Photos/Idea/36616.jpg.