Obj. ID: 56057
Memorials  Monument to the Jewish Soldiers and Partisans who fought against Nazi Germany in Yad VaShem, Jerusalem, Israel, 1985

Official Name:

Monument to the Jewish Soldiers and Partisans who fought against Nazi Germany

Who is Commemorated?

According to Yad Vashem, "approximately 1,500,000 Jews fought against the Nazis, as Allied soldiers, as partisans, in the resistance movements, and in the ghettos. This monument is dedicated to the hundreds of thousands who lost their lives in this struggle."

Description

In the center of the monument are six granite bricks chiseled in the shape of a hexagon, symbolizing the six million Jewish victims. The composition of the six bricks creates a negative Star of David on the background of the Jerusalem sky, symbolizing Jewish heroism. A metal spearhead cuts upwards through the Star of David, representing the armed fighters. The plaza leading to the monument is designed as a seven-branched Menorah.

Inscriptions:

At the base of the monument, in a large font in Hebrew:

זכרון גבורה - לחיילים ולפרטיזנים היהודים שלחמו נגד גרמניה הנאצית

Translation: Glory to Jewish soldiers and partisans, who fought against Nazi Germany

Beneath, the same inscription in smaller font in English, Russian, French and Yiddish:

Monument to the Jewish Soldiers and Partisans who fought against Nazi Germany

Слава еврейским солдатам и партизанам сражавшимся против нацисткой Германии

A LA GLOIRE DES SOLDATS ET DES RESISTANTS JUIFS QUI ONT LUTTE CONTRE L'ALLEMAGNE NAZIE

אייביקער אנדענק די יידישע זעלנער און פארטיזאנער, קעמפער קעגן נאצי דייטשלאנד

1939-1945 תרצ''ט תש''ה

Commissioned by: 

Yad Vashem (?)