Obj. ID: 56186
  Memorials  Memorial to Zolotyi Potik (Potok Złoty) victims of the Holocaust in the Southern Tel Aviv (Holon) Cemetery, Israel

To the main object: Southeastern Alley of Holocaust Memorials in the Southern Tel Aviv (Holon), Israel

No official name.

Who is Commemorated?

The Jews of Zolotyi Potik, Poland (Potok Złoty, Ukraine), and the surrounding communities 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 light-colored stone slab standing on a stone base. On the base, there is also a small flat stone plaque. There are two short columns from the left. 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 slab, in Hebrew:

גל-עד
לקדושי קהילת
פוטוק
זלוטי
והסביבה
שנספו בשואה
תש"א-תש"ה 
הי"ד

על אלה אני בוכיה
עיני עיני ירדה מים

Translation:

Memorial monument to the martyrs of the Jewish community of Potok Złoty and the surrounding area/who perished in the Holocaust/5701–5705 [1941–1945]/May God avenge their blood/ For these things I weep/my eye, my eye runs down with water (Lamentations 1:16).

On the stone plaque, in Hebrew:

יום הזכרון
כ"ב אייר

Translation:

Memorial Day: 22 Iyar.

On the base, in Hebrew:

הונצחו ע"י יוצאי
פוטוק-זלוטי
בישראל ובתפוצות

Translation:

Erected by the survivors of Potok Złoty in Israel and the Diaspora.

Commissioned by:

Association of Jews from Zolotyi Potik, Poland (Potok Złoty, Ukraine) (Landsmannschaft, Irgun Yotsei ha-makom).