Obj. ID: 56146
  Memorials  Knyszyn Victims Monument in the Southern Tel Aviv (Holon) Cemetery, Israel

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

Memorial Name:

No official name.

Who is Commemorated?

The Jews of Knyszyn, 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 consists of a large stone slab with a slanted top, placed on a stone base. A smaller stone slab is positioned on the base in front of the main slab. On the left side of the monument, a metal structure is attached to the slab, designed to hold memorial candles. The monument bears Hebrew inscriptions honoring the community's memory. The community name is emphasized through the use of a larger font size. Inscriptions indicate that the monument contains the ashes the community's victims, who perished in the Holocaust.

Inscription:

לזכר

קדושי קהילת קנישין

ע"י ביאליסטוק

שנספו בשואה

הי"ד

הובלו ע"י הגרמנים ימ"ש

למשריפות טרבלינקה

כ' כסלו תש"ג 1942

 הונצחו ע"י יוצאי קנישין בישראל

וארצות הברית

Translation:  In memory of / the martyrs of the Knyszyn community / near Białystok / who perished in the Holocaust / May God avenge their blood (HY"D)/Deported by the Germans (Yemach Shemam) / to the crematoria of Treblinka / on 20 Kislev 5703 (1942)/Commemorated by the survivors of Knyszyn / in Israel and the United States.

פה טמון

אפר הקדושים

של יוצאי עירנו

קנישין

Translation:  Here lie / the ashes of the martyrs / from our town / Knyszyn.

Commissioned by: Association of Jews fromKnyszyn, (Landsmanschaft, Irgun Yotsei ha-makom).