Obj. ID: 56469
  Memorials  Memorial to Mikashevichy 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 Mikashevichy, 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 trapezoidal stone slab standing on a tiered stone base, with its upper section covered by a black plaque. At the foot of the monument, there is a small stone plaque. The monument is enclosed by a dark metal fence.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:

Translation:

In memory of the martyrs/of the Jewish community of Mikashevichy/Date of destruction:/22 Menachem Av 5702 [August 5, 1942]/Streams of water flow from my eyes/for the destruction of my people/[Lamentations 3:48]

On the small stone plaque, in Hebrew:

פ"נ
אפר קדושים
שהובא
מקבר אחים
במיקשביץ

Translation:

Here lie/the ashes of the martyrs/brought from a mass grave/in Mikashevichy.

Commissioned by:

Association of Jews from Mikashevichy, Belarus (Landsmannschaft, Irgun Yotsei ha-makom).