Obj. ID: 52874
Modern Jewish Art Holocaust memorial in Staniūnai near Panevėžys, Lithuania, 1979
Memorial Name
Žudynių vieta, kapas ir skulptūrinis memorialas - Mass killing site and sculptural memorial
Who is Commemorated?
103 Panevežys Jews and so called Soviet activists murdered at this site.
Description:
The monument is situated on the killing site, which currently is a park.
The memorial consists of 9 oak sculptures resembling traditional Lithuanian roofed poles or roofed pillars. Originally there were 10 sculptures, but one has been lost. In the center, there are two pillars united by a common roof. A Lithuanian dedication is attached to them in the lower tier, while three wooden bells hang in the upper one. An additional pillar bears the names of the local folk sculptors in Lithuanian, the dedication in Russian, and the date. Another composite pillar stands at the entrance to the site.
Inscription:
On the central double pillars:
Lithuanian:
Mūsų darbose jų
atminimas gyvas
Translation: In our work their / memory is alive
On an oak pillar:
Lithuanian and Russian:
Stogastulpius
padarė
N. Buziliauskas
J. Čeknys
V. Griaudzė
I. Inčiūrienė
A. Katinas
A. Klovas
K. Nemanis
K. Peleckas
J. Pucevičius
A. Petrulaitis
P. Raišys
M. Stankevičius
V. Šleivys
kalviai
V. Gedvilas
V. Kryževičius
V. Kojutis
S. Kinčius
R. Jakavičius
Память о жертвах
фашизма увеко-
вечили народные
мастера
г. Паневежис
1979 г.
Translation: Roofed pillars by N. Buziliauskas, J. Čeknys, V. Griaudzė, I. Inčiūrienė, A. Katinas, A. Klovas, K. Nemanis, K. Peleckas, J. Pucevičius, A. Petrulaitis, P. Raišys, M. Stankevičius, V. Šleivys, blacksmiths V. Gedvilas, V. Kryževičius, V. Kojutis, S. Kinčius, R. Jakavičius. Panevėžys craftsmen commemorated the victims of fascism, 1979
Commissioned by:
Panevėžys local authorities in the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic
12 image(s)
sub-set tree:
On July 21, 1941, a squad of Lithuanian white armbanders transported the arrested Jews in trucks from Panevėžys prison to the forest of Kaizerlingas (Staniūnai). In all 103 people were shot: 70 Jews, 23 Lithuanians, 9 Russians, and 1 Pole.
The memorial was erected in 1979. The restoration of the sculptures took place in 2006. Originally, there were 10 sculptures, but now left 9. The names of the local sculptors are listed on one of the oak pillars. The architect of the memorial is V. Žygas.
On February 18, 1993, the monument was registered in the State Cultural Register of the Republic of Lithuania of national importance (no. 11060).
Jakulytė-Vasil, Milda. Lithuanian Holocaust Atlas (Vilnius: VIlna Gaon State Jewish Museum, 2011), p. 140.
Kultūros vertybių registras, https://kvr.kpd.lt/#/static-heritage-detail/E6D98BBB-8F84-4198-9A4A-355696C4C915., https://kvr.kpd.lt/#/ (accessed April 24, 2022)