Obj. ID: 56474
  Memorials  Memorial to Tyszowce 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 Tyszowce, Poland, and the surrounding communities 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. On the base lies a small flat stone slab. At the foot of the large monument, on both sides, there are small stone structures for a memorial candle. The monument is enclosed by a 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. The inscriptions indicate that the monument contains a scroll listing the names of the Jewish community’s victims and their ashes.

Inscription:

On the main slab, in Hebrew:|

לזכר
קדושי עירנו
טישובצה
והסביבה
הי"ד

Translation:
In memory of the martyrs of our town/Tyszowce/and the surrounding area/May God avenge their blood.

On the base, in Hebrew:

Translation:
Date of destruction:/6 Kislev 5703 [15 November 1942]I will bring you up/from your graves, My people/and I will bring you/to the land of Israel [Ezekiel 37:12]

On the small flat stone slab, in Hebrew:

פה טמון
אפר
והשמות
של
קדושי
עירנו

Translation:
Here lie/the ashes/and the names/of the martyrs/of our town.

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