Obj. ID: 56168
Memorials Memorial to Terespol and Piszczac victims of the Holocaust in the Southern Tel Aviv (Holon) Cemetery, Israel
Memorial Name:
No official name.
Who is Commemorated?
The Jews of Terespol and Piszczac, 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 consists of a stone slab standing on a stone base. A small stone plaque and a small memorial candle holder are set on the base. The monument 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. The inscriptions indicate that the monument contains a scroll listing the names of the Jewish community's victims and the ashes of the community's victims.
Inscription:
On the slab, in Hebrew:
גל עד לקדושי
טרספול
על נהר בוג הפולין
פישצ'ץ
פודלסקי בפולין
שנספו בשואה
הי"ד
Translation: Memorial to the martyrs of Terespol / on the Bug River in Poland / Piszczac Podlaski in Poland / who perished in the Holocaust / may God avenge their blood.
On the small stone plaque, in Hebrew:
העצמות האלה
כל בית ישראל
המה
Translation: These bones / are the whole house of Israel.
On the right pillar, in Hebrew:
טרספול
מגילת
הקדושים
Translation: Terespol / scroll/ of the martyrs.
On the left pillar, in Hebrew:
פישצ'ץ
מגילת
הקדושים
Translation: Piszczac / scroll/ of the martyrs.
Commissioned by:
Association of Jews from Terespol and Piszczac, (Landsmanschaft, Irgun Yotsei ha-makom).
sub-set tree: 
Width of the slab: 100 cm
Depth of the slab: 20 cm
Depth of the base: 90 cm
Height of the base: 21 cm
Height of the column: 55 cm
Width fo the column: 20 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=813.
For the photograph of the memorial done in the 1980s or the 1990s, see, "ID 39096"
The Archive of Ghetto Fighters' House, https://infocenters.co.il/gfh/multimedia/Photos/Idea/36549.jpg.