Obj. ID: 52838
Memorials Memorial to Shavli (Šiauliai) Victims of the Holocaust in the Southern Tel Aviv (Holon) Cemetery, Israel
Memorial Name:
No official name.
Who is Commemorated?
The Jews of Shavli, Lithuania (today Šiauliai, Lithuania), 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 a tall, abstract stone sculpture, set on a stone base with a dark plaque inscribed in Hebrew. The sculpture is composed of two parts that form a candle-like shape in the space between them.
Inscription:
On the plaque, in Hebrew:
נר תמיד
לזכר יהודי שבלי (שאוול, ליטא)
והסביבה
שנספו בשואה
פה נטמן עפר מגיא הריגה ביער קוז'
Translation: Eternal Flame / In memory of the Jews of Shavli (Šiauliai, Lithuania) / and the surrounding areas / who perished in the Holocaust / Here lies earth from the mass killing site in the Kuziai Forest
.Commissioned by: Families of victims from Shavli (Šiauliai)
sub-set tree: 
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=1060.
For the history of the community and Holocaust history, see
Yerushalmi, Eliezer, Pinkas Shavli: Yoman mi-Geto Lita'i, 1941-1944 (Jerusalem: Mosad Bialik, Yad Vashem, 1958)., https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b0186de0-3ae5-0133-bdde-00505686a51c (accessed September 10, 2024)