Obj. ID: 56461
  Memorials  Memorial to Kock 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

Memorial Name:

No official name.

Who is Commemorated?

The Jews of Kock, 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 wide, light-colored stone slab standing on a broad stone base. Two flat stone plaques are placed on the base—one at the foot of the monument and the other to its right. The base is covered with tiles.The monument bears Hebrew inscriptions honoring the community’s memory. The community name is 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:

לזכר קהילת
קוצק
יום הזכרון כ"ז ניסן

Translation:

In memory of the Jewish community of Kock/Memorial Day: 27 Nisan.

On the stone plaque at the foot of the monument, in Hebrew:

אין לך דבר יותר שלם-
מלב יהודי שבור
רבי מנדל מקוצק

Translation:

There is nothing more whole/than a broken Jewish heart./Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Kock.

On the stone plaque to the right of the monument, in Hebrew:

פה נטמן אפר
ושמות הקדושים

Translation:

Here lie the ashes/and the names of the martyrs.

On the right-side plaque, in Hebrew:

והעליתי אתכם
מקבורתיכם עמי
והבאתי אתכם
אל אדמת ישראל
(יחזקאל ל"ז:י"ב)

Translation:

I will bring you up/from your graves, My people,/and I will bring you/to the land of Israel/[Ezekiel 37:12].

Commissioned by:

Association of Jews from Kock, Poland (Landsmannschaft, Irgun Yotsei ha-makom).