Obj. ID: 52850
  Memorials  Tshebin (Trzebinia) Victims Monument in the Southern Tel Aviv (Holon, Bat Yam) Cemetery, Israel

To the main object: Western Alley of Holocaust Memorials in the Southern Tel Aviv (Holon) Cemetery, Israel

Memorial Name:

No official name.

Who is Commemorated?

The Jews of Trzebinia (Yid.:Tshebin), 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 dark rectangular slab, inscribed in Hebrew and adorned with a Menorah symbol. It stands on a stepped base, with an additional Hebrew inscription on the second step which indicates that under the step lie the ashes of the martyrs.

The central slab is flanked by two golden panels, each listing the names of victims in Hebrew. The right panel is adorned with two candles and a star of David, and the left one is adorned with two candles, a menorah, and a star of David.

At the bottom of the slab, there are two memorial candle holders, one on each side. 

Inscription:

On the slab, in Hebrew: 

לזכר

קדושי קהילת

טשעבין

והסביבה

שנספו בשואה תרצ"ט-תש"ה

על אלה אני בוכיה (איכה א' ט"ז)

יום הזכרון כ"ב סיון 

Translation: In memory of / The martyrs of the Tchebin (Sasiv) community / and the surrounding areas / Who perished in the Holocaust 5699–5705 [1939-1945] / For these things I weep (Lamentations 1:16) / Day of Remembrance: 22nd of Sivan.

On the right panel, in Hebrew:

זכרון עולם

למשפחות ובני ביתם

הי"ד

... 

Translation: Eternal remembrance/ for the families and their loved ones/ may God avenge their blood [followed by a list of victims in Hebrew].

On the second step of the base, in Hebrew:

פה נטמן

אפר הקדושים

Translation: Here lie/ the ashes of the martyrs.

Commissioned by:

Holocaust survivors from Tshebin (Trzebinia).