Obj. ID: 56167
Memorials Memorial to Tuszyn victims of the Holocaust in the Southern Tel Aviv (Holon) Cemetery, Israel
Memorial Name:
No official name.
Who is Commemorated?
The Jews of Tuszyn, 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 an obelisque set on a stone base. It is surrounded by four short stone pillars connected by a metal chain.
The monument bears Hebrew inscriptions honoring the community's memory. The community name is emphasized through the use of a larger font size.
An inscription on a small stone plaque on the top of the base indicates that the monument contains the ashes of the Jews, who perished in the Holocaust.
Inscription:
On the obelisk, in Hebrew:
לזכר
קדושי קהילת
טושין
ע"י לודז'
שנספו בשואה
בשנת תרצ"ט-תש"ה
הי"ד
כה אמר ה' אלוקים
לעצמות האלה אני מביא
בכם רוח והייתם
יחזקאל ל"ז ה'
Translation: In memory of / the martyrs of the Tuszyn community / near Łódź / who perished in the Holocaust / in the years 5699–5705 [1939-1945] / may God avenge their blood /Thus says the Lord God / I will bring breath into you, and you shall live / Ezekiel 37:5.
On the small stone plaque on the base, in Hebrew:
פה נטמן
אפר קדושינו
יום הזכרון
י"ח כסלו
Translation: Here lie / the ashes of our martyrs / Memorial Day / 18 Kislev.
Commissioned by:
Association of Jews from Tuszyn (Landsmanschaft, Irgun Yotsei ha-makom)
sub-set tree: 
Height of the slab: 166 cm
Height of the base: 28 cm
Depth of the base: 82 cm
Width of the column: 20 cm
Height of the column: 50 cm
A plaque on the rightmost post, in Hebrew:
אנדרטה זו בוצע ע"י "וינר" קרית שאול ת-א טל. 484080
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=425.
For the history of the community and Holocaust history, see
Sadeh, Avraham (comp.), The Jews of Tuchyn and Krypya Facing Their Murderers: Twenty-Four Testimonies (Tel Aviv: Association of Tuchyn and Krypya Survivors, Moreshet Mordechai Anielewicz Testimony House, 1990)., https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/aeab3420-7521-0133-6a8a-00505686d14e (accessed February 18, 2025)
For the photograph of the memorial done in the 1980s or the 1990s, see, "ID 39090"
The Archive of Ghetto Fighters' House, https://infocenters.co.il/gfh/multimedia/Photos/Idea/36535.jpg.