Img. ID: 396702
Who is Commemorated?
Jews killed in Nadworna in 1941-42
Description
The original cemetery perimeter is nearly rectangular in shape and of approximately 600m length, enclosing roughly 2.4 hectares of area, on a nearly-flat site; a portion of the original cemetery is overbuilt with industrial buildings. The monument is located at the north corner of the cemetery grounds, outside the main fence and wall, facing the road.
The completed memorial monument stands about 1.8m tall overall. The base rests on a large foundation stone dug into the soil, flush with the ground surface. A tapered layer of decorative stone is mortared to the concrete base to provide visual stability. The large main stone is carved with a recess for the plaque. The plaque is a decorative stone plate etched to raise the text and a Star of David emblem; the raised features are painted to provide visual contrast for legibility.
The text of the inscription is in four languages: Hebrew, Yiddish, English, and Ukrainian. The plaque is dated for the dedication ceremony and signed by the NSRG.
Inscription
The inscription in Hebrew reads:
לזכרון עולם של משפחותינו
שנרצחנו ע''י הגרמנים ועוזריהם בנדבורנה
בשנים 1941-1942
יהי זכרם ברוך
שנרצחנו ע''י הגרמנים ועוזריהם בנדבורנה
בשנים 1941-1942
יהי זכרם ברוך
Translation: In eternal memory of our families murdered by Germans and their collaborators in Nadworna in the years 1941-1942. May their memory be blessed.
The inscription in Yiddish and Hebrew reads:
לזכרון עולם פאר אונזערע פאמיליעס
וועלעכע זענען געהארגעט געווארען
דורך דייטשן און זיימערע מיטהעלפער
אין נאדווארנע אין די יארן 1941-1942
ארץ אל תכסי דמם נקום נקמת דם עבדיך השפוך
וועלעכע זענען געהארגעט געווארען
דורך דייטשן און זיימערע מיטהעלפער
אין נאדווארנע אין די יארן 1941-1942
ארץ אל תכסי דמם נקום נקמת דם עבדיך השפוך
Translation: In eternal memory of our families murdered by Germans and their collaborators in Nadworna in the years 1941-1942. // Earth, do not cover my blood [Job 16:18] you avenge the outpoured blood of your servants [Ps. 79:10] [The last row is in Hebrew, a quote from Job 16:18 and Ps. 79:10].
The inscription in English reads:
In eternal memory of our ancestors murdered
In Nadworna by Nazi Germans and
their collaborators in the years 1941-1942.
May their memory be blessed.
their collaborators in the years 1941-1942.
May their memory be blessed.
The inscription in Ukrainian reads:
Вiчна пам'ять нашим предкам
замордованим в Надвiрнiй нiмецькими
нацистами та їх
замордованим в Надвiрнiй нiмецькими
нацистами та їх
посiбниками в 1941-1942 роках.
Нехай їхня пам'ять буде благословенна.
Translation: In eternal memory of our ancestors murdered ןn Nadworna by Nazi Germans and their collaborators in the years 1941-1942. May their memory be blessed.
The inscription in Hebrew reads:
ת.נ.צ.ב.ה. [=תהי נפשם צרורה בצרור החיים]
א' אלול תשע''ח
א' אלול תשע''ח
Translation: May their souls be bound in the bundle of life. 1 Elul, 5778 [=August 12, 2018]
In English:
August 12, 2018
Nadworna Shtetl Research Group
Commissioned by
NSRG (Nadworna Shtetl Research Group)
Documenter
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Author of description
Steven Turner | 2021
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Computer Reconsdivuction
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Object Copyright
Name / Title
Holocaust Memorial in the Jewish Cemetery in Nadvirna | Unknown
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Completion Date
2018
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stone, concrete
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Measurements
1.8 m high, including a single 1.3m-high stone 0.5m-high concrete base; the stone and base footprint is roughly 0.8m wide and 0.6m deep.
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History
The initiative and concept for the project came from the NSRG, (Nadworna Shtetl Research Group) led by Dr. Steven Turner. The memorial site was researched and selected by Rabbi Moyshe Kolesnik of Ivano-Frankivsk as highly visible in Nadvirna and associated with existing places of Jewish memory (the cemetery and an unmarked mass grave of ghetto victims). The monument was constructed by local artisans after research by Ms. Leslie Nolan (Peace Corps volunteer stationed in Nadvirna) and Mr. Volodymyr Hrynishak, discussions within the NSRG, development of the text to be placed, translations, and a considerable amount of coordination in Nadvirna by Ms. Nolan and Mr. Hrynishak.
A dedication ceremony was held at the site on 12 August 2018 in the presence of more than a dozen members of the NSRG including Dr. Turner, plus Rabbi Kolesnik, Ms. Nolan, Mr. Hrynishak, and local citizens. After the monument had been placed and before the dedication ceremony, nearby residents offered and planted decorative plants on both sides of the installed memorial, to dress the site for the event.
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