Obj. ID: 30256  Holocaust memorial in Braşov, Romania, 2014

Memorial Name

No official name

Who is Commemorated?

Jewish victims of the Holocaust from Braşov and North Transylvania

Description:

The monument is situated in the courtyard of the Neolog Synagogue in Braşov, near its western corner.

It is a prism block covered by black marble, standing on a low square base, which is situated on a round pedestal with a white Star of David.

Almost identical Romanian, English, and Hebrew inscriptions are written on the facets, while the names of the architect and contractors appear on the base. Symbolic signs consisting of the Star of David, flames, and the years 1944-2014 are engraved above the inscriptions. In the Romanian inscription appears the phrase "Si nu au morminte" ["And they have no graves"] which is missing from the English and Hebrew texts.

Inscriptions:

English:

Remember

In May 1944 almost 150,000 Jews living in Northern Transylvania
were deported to Auschwitz by the German Nazis
with the help of the Hungarian Horthyst authorities.
Almost all were murdered.

240 Jews born in Brasov, including 38 children,
perished in the Holocaust.

Their names were carved on the monument to keep their memory alive.

[Names of the victims]

This monument was erected by the Jewish Community of Brasov,
with the support of the Federation of Jewish Communities in Romania,
the City Hall and the County Council.
Mai [=May] 2014

In Hebrew:

זכור
בחודש מאי 1944 גורשו רוב יהודי צפון טרנסילבניה למחנה ההשמדה
אושוויץ בירקנאו ע"י צבאותיהם של גרמניה הנאצית וההונגרים
שהונהגו ע"י אדמירל הורטי. רובם לא שבו מעולם

240 יהודים ילידי ברשוב, ובתוכם 38 ילדים, ששמותיהם חקוקים
על מצבה זו, נרצחו גם הם ע"י הנאצים ועוזריהם בזמן השואה.

מצבה זו הוקמה לזכרם

[Names of the victims]

גלעד זו הוקם ע"י הקהילה היהודית בברשוב ובסיוע עיריית ברשוב,
מועצת המחוז והפדרציה של הקהילות היהודיות ברומניה

אייר תשע"ד

Romanian:

Să nu uităm

În mai 1944, aproape 150.000 de evrei trăiau din Transilvania de Nord
au fost deportați la Auschwitz de către naziștii germani
cu sprijinul autorităţilor horthyste din Ungaria.
Aproape toți au fost exterminați.

240 de evrei născuți la Brașov, din care 38 copii,
au pierit în Holocaust.
Si nu au morminte.

Am înscris numele lor pe acest monument.

[Names of the victims]

Acest monument s-a ridicat de către Comunitatea Evreilor din Brașov,
cu sprijinul Federației Comunităților Evreiești din România,
a Primăriei și Consiliului Județean Brașov.

Mai 2014

On the base :

Arhitect: Adrian SAMSON
Executant: S.C. L.U.C.S. S.A și
S.C. AGRICIN S.R.L.
BRAȘOV

Commissioned by

The Jewish Community of Brasov, with the support of the Federation of Jewish Communities in Romania, the City Hall of Braşov, and the County Council.