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  Memorial to the Szerman Family from Warsaw in the Southern Tel Aviv (Holon) Cemetery, Israel

© Center for Jewish Art, Photographer: Levin, Vladimir, 2024

Here's the catalog entry in the agreed format:

Memorial Name:
No official name.

Who is Commemorated?
The Szerman family from Warsaw, Poland, who perished in the Holocaust.

Description:
The memorial is constructed in a classical architectural style and consists of three upright, slanted light stone slabs mounted on a rectangular base. These slabs are framed by four classical stone columns supporting a horizontal entablature above.  The right and left slabs each feature a Star of David and a niche for a memorial candle. The monument bears Hebrew inscriptions commemorating the Szerman family members who were murdered in the Holocaust. The names of the victims are inscribed on the central slab, and the surviving family member is also mentioned.

Inscription:

On the right slab, in Hebrew:

 
אנדרטה זו מוקדשת
לבני
משפחת שרפמן
תושבי העיר ורשה
בירת פולין
שמקום קבורתם
אינו ידוע
בני משפחת שרפמן
נרצחו
על ידי הנאצים ועוזריהם
בתקופת השואה
1942
תש"ב

Translation:
This monument is dedicated/to the members/of the Szerman family/residents of Warsaw/the capital of Poland/whose burial place/is unknown./The Szerman family members/were murdered/by the Nazis and their collaborators/during the Holocaust/1942/5702

On the central slab, in Hebrew:

לזכר
(שמות קורבנות)
ת.נ.צ.ב.ה
יום האזכרה ל' בסיון

Translation:
In memory of/(names of victims)/May their souls be bound in the bond of life/Memorial Day: 30 Sivan

On the left slab, in Hebrew:

אנדרטה זו
הוקמה על ידי
יוסף שרפמן
יליד ורשה
3.8.1915
כ"ג אב תרע"ה
תושב העיר חולון
יקיר העיר
הניצול היחידי
מבני משפחת שרפמן
בשואה
2014
תשע"ד

Translation:
This monument/was erected by/Yosef Szerman/born in Warsaw/3 August 1915/23 Av 5675/resident of Holon/honored citizen/the only survivor/of the Szerman family/in the Holocaust/2014/5774

Commissioned by:
Yosef Szerman, the only survivor of the Szerman family from Warsaw, in 2014.

Summary and Remarks
Remarks

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Name/Title
Memorial to the Szerman Family from Warsaw in the Southern Tel Aviv (Holon) Cemetery | Unknown
Object Detail
Monument Setting
Date
1980s-1990s (?)
Active dates
Reconstruction dates
Artist/ Maker
Historical Origin
Unknown
Community type
Unknown |
Congregation
Unknown
Location
Israel | Holon (חולון)
| Southeastern Alley of Holocaust Memorials, sector 20
Site
Unknown
School/Style
Unknown|
Period
Unknown
Period Detail
Collection
Unknown |
Documentation / Research project
Unknown
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11 image(s)      
Iconographical Subject
Unknown |
Material / Technique
Stone, Metal.
Material Stucture
Material Decoration
Material Bonding
Material Inscription
Material Additions
Material Cloth
Material Lining
Tesserae Arrangement
Density
Colors
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Condition
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Documented by CJA
Surveyed by CJA
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Present Usage Details
Condition of Building Fabric
Architectural Significance type
Historical significance: Event/Period
Historical significance: Collective Memory/Folklore
Historical significance: Person
Architectural Significance: Style
Architectural Significance: Artistic Decoration
Urban significance
Significance Rating
0
Ornamentation
Custom
Contents
Codicology
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Number of Lines
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Blank Leaves
Direction/Location
Façade (main)
Endivances
Location of Torah Ark
Location of Apse
Location of Niche
Location of Reader's Desk
Location of Platform
Temp: Architecture Axis
Arrangement of Seats
Location of Women's Section
Direction Prayer
Direction Toward Jerusalem
Coin
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Coin Ruler
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Denomination
Signature
Colophon
Scribal Notes
Watermark
Hallmark
Group
Group
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Group
Trade Mark
Binding
Decoration Program
Suggested Reconsdivuction
History/Provenance
Main Surveys & Excavations
Sources
Type
Documenter
|
Author of description
Lital Spivak | 2025
Architectural Drawings
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Computer Reconstruction
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Section Head
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Language Editor
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Donor
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Negative/Photo. No.
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