Obj. ID: 56467
Memorials Memorial to Ropczyce Victims of the Holocaust in the Southern Tel Aviv (Holon) Cemetery, Israel
Memorial Name:
No official name.
Who is Commemorated?
The Jews of Ropczyce, 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 is shaped like a gray stone slab, resembling a boulder. It stands on a stone base, whose center is covered with gray stones. 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:
י' מנחם אב תש"ג 5703 [August 11, 1943]
Translation:
In memory of the martyrs/of the Jewish community of Ropczyce/10 Menachem Av 5703 [August 11, 1943]. This monument was erected/thanks to our fellow townsman/Menashe Shtin/in the USA.
Commissioned by:
Association of Jews from Ropczyce, Poland (Landsmannschaft, Irgun Yotsei ha-makom).
sub-set tree: 
Height: 183 cm
Width: 92 cm
Depth bottom: 30 cm
Depth top: 12 cm
Base:
Width: 139 cm
Depth: 162 cm
Height: 26 cm
"Execution of Jews in Ropczyce,"
The Map of Holocaust by Bullets, Yahad-In Unum, http://www.yahadinunum.orgwww.yahadmap.org/en/#village/ropczyce-subcarpathian-voivodeship-poland.1880.
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=3.
For the photograph of the memorial done in the 1980s or the 1990s, see, "ID 39189"
The Archive of Ghetto Fighters' House, https://infocenters.co.il/gfh/multimedia/Photos/Idea/36600.jpg.