Obj. ID: 56138
Memorials Konstantynów Podlaski Victims Monument in the Southern Tel Aviv (Holon) Cemetery, Israel
Memorial Name:
No official name.
Who is Commemorated?
The Jews of Konstantynów Podlaski, Poland, who perished in the Holocaust.
Description:
The monument is located in the Southeastern Alley of the cemetery, along with dozens of other Holocaust memorials built by Landsmannschaft organizations, survivors, and relatives.
The monument consists of a dark boulder, set against a white background. In front of the boulder, there is a white short stone slab. On top of the boulder, there are 6 stones, representing the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust.
The monument bears Hebrew and Yiddish inscriptions honoring the community's memory. The community name is emphasized through the use of a larger font size.
Inscription:
in Hebrew, on the boulder:
לזכר קדושי קהילת
קונסטנטינוב פודלסקי ע"י נהר בוג
שהושמדו בשואה ע"י הנאצים
וגם לאלה שקבריהם חוללו הי"ד
יום הזכרון כ"ו תשרי
Translation: In memory/of the martyrs/of the Konstantynów Podlaski community/by the Bug River/who were destroyed in the Holocaust/by the Nazis/and those whose graves were desecrated/May God avenge their blood/Memorial Day: 26th of Tishrei.
in Yiddish:
צום אנדענק
אונזערע נישט פערגעסענע קדושים
Translation: In memory/of our unforgettable martyrs.
Commissioned by:
Association of Jews from Konstantynów Podlaski, (Landsmanschaft, Irgun Yotsei ha-makom).
sub-set tree: 
General Height: 165 cm
Depth: 25 cm
Width of the slab: 202 cm
Height of the base: 28 cm
Height of the monument without the base: 140 cm
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=908.