Obj. ID: 56159
Memorials Memorial to Brańsk victims of the Holocaust in the Southern Tel Aviv (Holon) Cemetery, Israel
Memorial Name:
No official name.
Who is Commemorated?
The Jews of Brańsk, 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 is a stone stele with a slanted top. It stands on a stepped base, surrounded by four short stone pillars that were previously connected by a metal chain, as seen in an old photograph of it. The monument bears Hebrew inscriptions honoring the community's memory. The community name is emphasized through the use of a larger font size.
Inscriptions:
on the stele, in Hebrew:
לזכר
קדושי
קהילת
בריינסק
שנספו בשואה
הי"ד
מחוז ביאליסטוק והסביבה
Translation: In Memory of / The Martyrs of / Brańsk Community / Who Perished in the Holocaust / May Their Blood Be Avenged / Białystok District and Surroundings.
on the base, in Hebrew:
Translation:
Commissioned by:
Association of Jews from Brańsk, (Landsmanschaft, Irgun Yotsei ha-makom)
sub-set tree: 
Width of the slab: 100 cm
Depth of the slab: 25 cm
Height of the base: 50 cm
Width of the column: 17 cm
Height of the column: 55 cm
In the photograph from the Ghetto Fighters' Archive (made in the 1990s (?)), one can see an additional small black plaque affixed to the base. Probably, the plaque indicated that the memorial contained a scroll with the names of perished Jews or ashes from camps/cemeteries.
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=173.
For the history of the community and Holocaust history, see
Trus, Alter, and Julius Kohen, Braynsk Memorial Book: A Description of Our Home (New York: Braynsk Relief Committee, 1948)., https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8a6e5340-66c0-0133-63e1-00505686d14e (accessed February 9, 2025)
For the photograph of the memorial done in the 1980s or the 1990s, see, "ID 39043"
The Archive of Ghetto Fighters' House, https://infocenters.co.il/gfh/multimedia/Photos/Idea/36534.jpg.