Obj. ID: 56480
Memorials Memorial to Włocławek Victims of the Holocaust in the Southern Tel Aviv (Holon) Cemetery, Israel
Memorial Name:
No official name.
Who is Commemorated?
The Jews of Włocławek, 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. It is a tall, narrow slab of light-colored stone, with five black lines engraved on it, set on a matching stone base, with a black stone insert at the bottom. 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 monument, in Hebrew:
Translation:Włocławek
On the base, in Hebrew:
Translation:
In memory/
of the martyrs of Włocławek/
and the surrounding area/ Ciechocinek / Gostynin / Nieszawa / Kowal / Lubicz / Lubień / Radziejów /Brześć Kujawski / Sompolno / Przedecz / Chodecz / Izbica / Kruszwica /Aleksandrów Kujawski / Piotrków Kujawski / Osięciny / Lubraniec / Służewo / Dobrzyn
On the front of the monument, in Hebrew:
Translation:
A Song of Ascents. Out of the depths I cry to You, O Lord/ [Psalm 130:1]
Commissioned by:
Association of Jews from Włocławek, Poland (Landsmannschaft, Irgun Yotsei ha-makom)
sub-set tree: 
As seen on the Ghetto Fighters' House Archive website, originally, to the left side of the monument there was a small stone box that securely held scrolls with the names of the community’s victims, as inscribed on it in Hebrew:
Translation: “And these are the names of the martyrs.”
For the history of the community and Holocaust history, see
Encyclopedia of the ghettos (Yad Vashem project) , https://wwv.yadvashem.org/yv/he/research/ghettos_encyclopedia/ghetto_details.asp?cid=298.
For the history of the community and Holocaust history, see
Tkhorosh, Katriel F. and Kozan, Meir (eds.), Włocławek and Surroundings: Memorial Book (Tel Aviv: Association of Jews from Włocławek and Surroundings in Israel and the United States, 1967)., https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9bc1fed0-2e31-0133-24f0-58d385a7bbd0 (accessed April 4, 2025)
For the photograph of the memorial done in the 1980s or the 1990s, see, "ID 39076"
The Archive of Ghetto Fighters' House, https://infocenters.co.il/gfh/multimedia/Photos/Idea/36523.jpg.