Obj. ID: 56158
Memorials Memorial to Olyka victims of the Holocaust in the Southern Tel Aviv (Holon) Cemetery, Israel
Memorial Name:
No official name.
Who is Commemorated?
The Jews of Olyka, 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 is a rounded stone stele with a dedicatory description and the Star of David on it. In its lower part, there are two niches for memorial candles. It stands on a stone base with a dark plaque, on which rests a sculpted open book. The monument is surrounded by four short stone pillars connected by metal chains.
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.
Inscriptions:
On the stone slab, in Hebrew:
גל-עד
לזכר קדושי
אוליקה
והסביבה
הי"ד
זכרם לא ימוש מקרבנו לנצח
יום הזכרון ט"ו באב
Translation: Memorial / In Memory of the Martyrs / of Olyka / and the Surroundings / May Their Blood Be Avenged / Their Memory Will Never Depart from Us / Forever / Memorial Day, 15th of Av /
In Yiddish:
אייביקר דנקמאל אונזערע
נישט פארגעסענע קדושים
Translation: Eternal Memorial / Our Unforgotten Martyrs.
On the book sculpture, in Hebrew:
על
אלה
אני
בוכיה
(איכה)
Translation: For / These / I / Weep / (Lamentations).
Commissioned by: Association of Jews from Olyka, (Landsmanschaft, Irgun Yotsei ha-makom)
sub-set tree: 
Depth of the slab: 26 cm
Width of the slab: 110 cm
Height of the base: 43 cm
Height of the column: 50 cm
Depth of the column: 19 cm
A plaque on the rightmost post, in Hebrew:
אנדרטה זו בוצע ע"י "וינר" קרית שאול ת-א טל. 484080
"Execution of Jews in Olyka,"
The Map of Holocaust by Bullets, Yahad-In Unum, http://www.yahadinunum.orgwww.yahadmap.org/#village/olyka-olika-volyn-ukraine.715.
For the history of the community and Holocaust history, see
Livneh, Natan (ed.), The Community Register of Olyka: Memorial Book (Tel Aviv: Organization of Olyka Emigrants in Israel, 1972)., https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/06ca1280-5413-0133-c843-00505686a51c (accessed February 9, 2025)
For the photograph of the memorial done in the 1980s or the 1990s, see, "ID 39026"
The Archive of Ghetto Fighters' House, https://infocenters.co.il/gfh/multimedia/Photos/Idea/36564.jpg.