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Stone 53

WIELUN 

WE THE JEWISH HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS AND
DESCENDENTS OF WIELUN, POLAND, DEDICATE THIS
MEMORIAL IN HONOR OF OUR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS
AND THE SIX MILLION JEWISH PEOPLE WHO WERE
MURDERED DURING THE HOLOCAUST. 

ON SEPTEMBER 1, 1939, WIELUN WAS AMONG THE FIRST
TOWNS TO BE BOMBED BY THE GERMAN LUFTWAFFE.
NEARLY ONE-THIRD OF THE POPULATION OF WIELUN
WAS JEWISH. THE MAIN SYNAGOGUE WAS DESTROYED
AND FOR US, THE DESTRUCTION NEVER ENDED. 

OUR PROMISE TO OUR MURDERED FAMILIES IS TO
KEEP THEIR MEMORY ALIVE AND TO DO ALL WE
CAN TO CREATE A MORE HUMANE CIVILIZATION
WITH COMPASSION FOR ALL PEOPLE. 

WIELONER BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION
ESTABLISHED 1891