Obj. ID: 56472
  Memorials  Memorial to Łańcut Victims of the Holocaust in the Southern Tel Aviv (Holon) Cemetery, Israel, 1978

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 Łańcut, 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 light-colored stone slab with two engraved horizontal lines. It stands on a stone base, on which a smaller flat stone slab is placed. At the foot of the main monument, there is a small structure for a memorial candle. A metal fence runs along the front of the monument. 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:

Translation:
In memory of the martyrs of the Jewish community of Łańcut/May God avenge their blood/Erected by/the Association of Jews from Łańcut/in Israel and New York/Tammuz 5738 [July 1978].

On the small flat slab, in Hebrew:

פה נטמן
אפר
קדושי
לאנצוט

Translation:
Here lie/the ashes/of the martyrs/of Łańcut.

Commissioned by:
Association of Jews from Łańcut, Poland (Landsmannschaft, Irgun Yotsei ha-makom).