Obj. ID: 56143
Memorials Wołczyn (Volchin) Victims Monument in the Southern Tel Aviv (Holon) Cemetery, Israel
Memorial Name:
No official name.
Who is Commemorated?
The Jews of Wołczyn, Poland (today Volchin, Belarus), 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 features a black plaque engraved with an image of a memorial dedicated to 395 Holocaust victims from Volchin. On either side of the plaque are metal plates inscribed with the names of victims from the community. Below the plaque are two memorial candle holders. The entire monument is set on a raised platform. The monument bears Hebrew and English inscriptions honoring the community's memory. The community name is emphasized through the use of a larger font size. One of the inscriptions indicates that the monument contains the ashes of the Jews, who perished in the Holocaust.
Inscription:
On the central plqaue, in Hebrew and English:
יד זכרון לקדושי עיירה
וולצין ע"י בריסק
שנרצחו ע"י הנאצים
ונקברו בקבר אחים בעיירה
ולאלה שמקום קבורתם לא נודע
22.9.1942
WOLCZYN
IN MEMORY OF OUR BELOVED MARTYRS
MURDERED IN THE HOLOCAUST
Under the central plaque, in English:
DEDICATED BY HANNA GOLDFARB-KREMER
AND FRIENDS FROM WOLCZYN
Translation: Memorial to the martyrs of the town / Volchin near Brisk / Who were murdered by the Nazis / And buried in a mass grave in the town / And to those whose burial place remains unknown.
On top of the monument, in Hebrew:
נר ה' נשמת אדם
Translation: The spirit of man is the lamp of the LORD [Proverbs 20:27].
On a lying slab, at the left side of the monument, in Hebrew:
פה נטמן
אפר הקדושים
Translation: Here lie/ashes of the martyrs.
Commissioned by: Association of Jews from Wołczyn (Volchin), (Landsmanschaft, Irgun Yotsei ha-makom)
sub-set tree: 
Height of the base: 42 cm
Length 305 cm
Length of the slab: 160 cm
Height of the slab+base: 122 cm
Depth of the slab: 15 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=292.
For the history of the community and Holocaust history, see
Untold Stories - Murder Sites of Jews in Occupied Territories of the USSR (Yad Vashem project), https://collections.yadvashem.org/en/untold-stories/community/14622276.