Obj. ID: 56184
Memorials Memorial to Rakov, Radoshkovichi, Haradok, and Krasnoe victims of the Holocaust in the Southern Tel Aviv (Holon) Cemetery, Israel
Memorial Name:
No official name.
Who is Commemorated?
The Jews of Rakov, Poland (Rakov, Belarus), Radoshkovichi, Poland (Radoshkovichi, Belarus), Haradok, Poland (Haradok, Belarus), and Krasnoe, Poland (Krasnoe, Belarus), 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 large, light-colored stone slab with a black granite plaque designed to resemble a burning of three houses with three pitched roofs with flames rising above them. It stands on a stone base that holds a flat stone plaque.To the left of the monument, there is a stone panel displaying black plaques engraved with the names of victims from these communities who perished in the Holocaust. An additional small flat stone plaque is placed on the ground near the monument. To the right of the monument, a six-branched metal menorah stands, with each branch containing a holder for a memorial candle. The monument is enclosed by an ornate black metal fence featuring menorah patterns and geometric designs. The monument bears Hebrew inscriptions honoring the community's memory. The community names are emphasized through the use of a larger font size. One of the inscriptions indicates that the monument contains the ashes of the Jews who perished in the Holocaust.
Inscription:
On the slab, in Hebrew:
ה
ו
ר
ד
ו
ק
ר
ד
ו
ש
ק
ו
ב
י
ץ
ר
ק
ו
ב
קרסנה
לזכר
ניספי השואה
הי"ד
Translation:
Haradok/Radoshkovichi/Rakov/Krasnoe/In memory of the Holocaust victims/May God avenge their blood.
On the stone plaque on the base of the monument, in Hebrew:
Translation:
Rakov – 17 Shevat 5702 [February 4, 1942]
Radoshkovichi – 22 Adar I / 1 Adar II
Haradok – 29 Tammuz
Krasnoe – 12 Adar II
On the base, in Hebrew:
פה טמון האפר
Translation:
Here lie the ashes.
On the stone panel with the black plaques, in Hebrew:
שמות קדושי
רדושקוביץ
שנספו בשואה
Translation:
Names of the martyrs of Radoshkovichi/who perished in the Holocaust.
At the bottom of this panel, in Hebrew:
חריתה ופיתוח שילוט והנצחה אמנותית טל. 03-6879645, 052-421693
Translation:
Engraving and artistic memorial signage development/Tel: 03-6879645, 052-421693.
On an additional stone plaque, in Hebrew:
פה נטמן
אפר
קדושנו
Translation:
Here lie our sacred ashes.
On the menorah, in Hebrew:
קרסנה
זכור
ר
ד
ו
ש
ק
ו
ב
י
ץ
ר
ק
ו
ב
Translation:
Krasnoe/Remember/Radoshkovichi/Rakov.
Commissioned by:
Association of Jews from Rakov, Radoshkovichi, Haradok, and Krasnoe, Poland (Landsmannschaft, Irgun Yotsei ha-makom).
sub-set tree: 
Height: 217 cm
Width: 130 cm
Depth: 25 cm
Base:
Width: 150 cm
Depth: 118 cm
Height: 29 cm
Menorah:
Height: 110 cm
Width: 88 cm
stone wall with panels:
Height: 210 cm
Width: 100
Depth: 15 cm
"Execution of Jews in Rakov,"
The Map of Holocaust by Bullets, Yahad-In Unum, http://www.yahadinunum.orgwww.yahadmap.org/en/#village/rakov-rakow-rakovi-rakuv-rakaw-minsk-belarus.1417.
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=1015.
For the history of the community and Holocaust history, see
Nitzan, Shmuel (ed.), Rahov-Annopol: Chapters of Testimony and Remembrance (Tel Aviv?: Association of Jews from Rahov-Annopol and the Surrounding Area, Oz Memorial Fund, 1978)., https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bd8b0270-2277-0133-dd54-58d385a7bbd0?_gl=1*4mp4hs*_gcl_au*OTczNjQ0Njk2LjE3MzgyMzQzMDg.*_ga*MTI5MzExNjk5NC4xNzM3MTA4MjAx*_ga_P03CNT7C31*MTc0MTE2MTg4Mi4yMS4xLjE3NDExNjMzNDMuMC4wLjA. (accessed March 5, 2025)
For the history of the community and Holocaust history, see
Untold Stories - Murder Sites of Jews in Occupied Territories of the USSR (Yad Vashem project), https://collections.yadvashem.org/en/untold-stories/community/14621545.
For the photograph of the memorial done in the 1980s or the 1990s, see, "ID 39063"
The Archive of Ghetto Fighters' House, https://infocenters.co.il/gfh/multimedia/Photos/Idea/36541.jpg.