Obj. ID: 56475
  Memorials  Memorial to Svisloch' 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 Svisloch', Poland (Svislach, 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 wide, light-colored stone slab set on a tiered stone base. To the left of the monument stands a stone pillar placed on a small stone box, which contains a recessed niche intended for a memorial candle. 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:

Translation:
In memory of the martyrs/of Svisloch'/who perished in the Holocaust/22 Marcheshvan 5702 [November 12, 1941]/May God avenge their blood.

Earth, do not cover their blood
[Job 16:18].

Commissioned by:
Association of Jews from Svisloch', Poland (Svislach, Belarus) (Landsmannschaft, Irgun Yotsei ha-makom).