Img. ID: 395265
A marble plaque placed high on the rock not far from the entrance to the cave bears two logos of the Jewish National Fund in Hebrew and English. The inscription on the plaque reads, also in Hebrew and English:
בסלע זה יחצב
מקום להתיחדות עם
'קודשי "בני ברית"
Out of the rock
will be hewn a shrinein memory of
B'nai B'rith martyrs
1955 תשט"ו
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Vladimir Levin, Johanna Mangel | 2021
Author of description
Vladimir Levin | 2022
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B'nai B'rith Cave (Martyrs' Cave) in the Forest of the Martyrs | Unknown
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Foundation plaque
Completion Date
1955-1959
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Natural cave in a rock, marble plaques, Jerusalem stone
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History
The cave was planned in 1955, as testified by a plaque on the rock. It was concecrated on 29 May, 1959, during the International Convention of B'nai B'rith in Israel.
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