Obj. ID: 56185
Memorials Memorial to Skhidnytsia (Schodnnica) victims of the Holocaust in the Southern Tel Aviv (Holon) Cemetery, Israel
Memorial Name:
No official name.
Who is Commemorated?
The Jews of Skhidnytsia, Poland (Skhidnytsia, Ukraine) 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 made of stone in the shape of a large cylindrical structure with a sculpted relief on its front. The relief depicts a Star of David behind barbed wire, with houses of a Jewish shtetl in a mountainous background, including a synagogue. Behind the cylinder, there are two stone panels, one on each side, featuring black plaques inscribed with the names of the community’s victims. The entire monument stands on a stone base with a black plaque affixed to it. The monument bears Hebrew inscriptions honoring the community's memory. The community name is emphasized through the use of a larger font size.
Inscription:
On the base, in Hebrew:
לזכר יקירנו הקדושים
אשר נרצחו בשואה ע"י הנאצים
בני קהילות:
סכודניצה, אוריץ', דולה
פודהורודצה, קרופיבניק, ריבניק והסביבה
הי"ד
Translation:
In memory of our beloved martyrs/who were murdered in the Holocaust by the Nazis/members of the communities of Skhidnytsia, Urych, Dula,/Podhorodets, Kropyvnyk, Rivnyk, and the surrounding area/May God avenge their blood.
On the upper part of the cylinder, in a black strip, in Hebrew:
כְּאִישׁ, אֲשֶׁר אִמּוֹ תְּנַחֲמֶנּוּ--
כֵּן אָנֹכִי אֲנַחֶמְכֶם, וּבִירוּשָׁלִַם תְּנֻחָמוּ.
ישעיהו ס"ו
Translation:
As one whom his mother comforts,/so I will comfort you, and in Jerusalem you shall be comforted.
[Isaiah 66:13]
On the panels, in Hebrew:
[list of victims]
Commissioned by:
Association of Jews from Skhidnytsia, Poland (Skhidnytsia, Ukraine) (Landsmannschaft, Irgun Yotsei ha-makom).
sub-set tree: 
Height: 220 cm
Base - upper part:
Width: 130 cm
Depth: 66 cm
Base - Lower part:
Width: 150 cm
Depth: 80 cm
Panels:
Height: 230 cm
Width: 23 cm
"Execution of Jews in Skhidnytsia,"
The Map of Holocaust by Bullets, Yahad-In Unum, http://www.yahadinunum.orgwww.yahadmap.org/en/#village/skhidnytsia-schodnica-skhodnitsa-lviv-ukraine.1999.