Obj. ID: 56471
Memorials Memorial to Rokytne Victims of the Holocaust in the Southern Tel Aviv (Holon) Cemetery, Israel
Memorial Name:
No official name.
Who is Commemorated?
The Jews of Rokytne, Poland (Rokytne, Ukraine), and the surrounding communities in the Volhynia region 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. To its right, a smaller upright stone slab is positioned on the base. In front of the monument, three metal columns are connected by an iron chain. 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 main slab, in Hebrew:
יד לקהילה קדושה
רוקטינה
והסביבה (ווהלין)
הי"ד
לזכרון ימי ההרג
י"ג–י"ד אלול תש"ב 5702
[August 24–25, 1942]
Translation:
A memorial to the holy community/Rokytne/and the surrounding area (Volhynia)/May God avenge their blood/ In memory of the days of slaughter/13–14 Elul 5702 [August 24–25, 1942].
On the inner side of the small slab, in Hebrew:
Translation:
And these are the surrounding settlements:/Otski, Osnitsk, Borokhiy,/Bilobizh, Blizov, Brozov, Hlynyna,/
Druzdyn, Akht, Vytkovyts,/Zalavye, Tufik, Skhov, Snovidovych,/Stryko, Kysoryts, Karpylivka.
On the outer side of the small slab, in Hebrew:
הוקם ע"י
שרידי קהילת רוקטינה
והסביבה בישראל
והתפוצות תשל"ט
Translation:
Erected by/the survivors of the Rokytne community/and its surroundings in Israel/and the Diaspora/5739 [1979].
On the base, in Hebrew:
Translation:
Here lie the ashes of the martyrs/brought from the mass grave/in the cemetery of Rokytne.
Commissioned by:
Association of Jews from Rokytne and the surrounding area (Landsmannschaft, Irgun Yotsei ha-makom).
sub-set tree: 
Height: 180 cm
Width: 130 cm
Depth: 30 cm
Base:
Height: 29 cm
Width: 137 cm
Depth: 163 cm
Smaller slab:
Depth 93 cm
Height: 70 cm
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=1035.
Le’oni, Eliezer (ed.), Rokitna (Volhynia) and the Surroundings: Memorial and Testimony Book (Tel Aviv: Association of Jews from Rokitna and the Surrounding Area in Israel, 1967)., For the history of the community and Holocaust history, see., https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/82afb110-9a22-0134-5c92-00505686a51c (accessed March 25, 2025)