Obj. ID: 56478
  Memorials  Memorial to Lenin 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 Lenin, Poland (Lenin, Belarus), and the surrounding communities who perished in the Holocaust, including partisans and victims whose burial places are unknown.

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 several components: a tall, dark stone slab; to its right stands a small, light-colored stone slab bearing a metal relief of a menorah with olive branches and an engraved Star of David; to the left is another light-colored stone slab with a black plaque. A metal sculpture of a burning synagogue stands nearby, placed on a dark stone plaque indicating that ashes were brought from a mass grave in Lenin. Next to it stands a black metal menorah. All components rest on a base with a rounded front and a central black stripe. The monument is surrounded 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. The inscriptions indicate that the monument contains the ashes of the Jews who perished in the Holocaust and a scroll listing the names of the Jewish community’s victims.

Inscription:

On the tall central slab, in Hebrew:

Translation:
A monument/for the community of/Lenin/and the surrounding area/May God avenge their blood

On the small light stone on the right, in Hebrew:

יד לזכר בני עירנו והסביבה
הפרטיזנים
שנפלו בידי הנאצים (לא קריא)

שמקום קבורתם לא ידוע
הי"ד

Translation: Date of destruction:/ 1 Elul 5702 – 14.8.1942/ Memorial Day – 1 ElulIn memory of the people of our town and the surrounding area/ the partisans/ who fell at the hands of the Nazis (…) / in Hancewicze concentration camp /whose burial place is unknown/ May God avenge their blood.

On the black plaque on the left stone slab, in Hebrew:

Translation: Scrolls of the martyrs

On the dark stone plaque in front of the sculpture, in Hebrew:

Translation: Here lies/t he ashes of the martyrs/ brought from a mass grave/i n Lenin.

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