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© Vladimir Levin, Photographer: Levin, Vladimir, 9.2022 , (Negative/Photo.:   A489771)

Name

No official name

Who is Commemorated?

Uzbek people who helped Jewish refugees in 1941-1942.

Description

The memorial is situated in the Park of Victory, near the Museum of WWII and numerous war-related monuments and exhibits.

The horizontal stele of reddish granite has an uneven surface made of separate stone blocks. The inscription on the left side of the stele reads in Uzbek: “From the State of Israel to the Republic of Uzbekistan.” Almost identical inscriptions in Uzbek, English, Russian, and Hebrew on the right side express the gratitude of the Jewish people and the State of Israel to the people of Uzbekistan.

The monument is decorated with two bronze symbols: a hamsa, representing the Jews, and a round traditional Uzbek flatbread.

Inscriptions

On the left side of the monument:

Isroil Davlatidan
O’zbekiston Respublikasi

Translation: From the State of Israel to the Republic of Uzbekistan

 

On the right side of the monument there are almost identical inscriptions in Uzbek, English, Russian, and Hebrew:

In Uzbek:

1941 yildan 1942 yilgacha, urushning og’ir va
ocharchilik davrida O’zbekistonga bir varim
milliondan ortiq qochqinlar va evakuatsiva
qilinganlar olib kelingan.
Ular orasida bir necha yuz ming yordamga muhtoj
yahudiy qochqinlari bo’lgan. Nonini baham ko’rgan
o’zbek xalqining mehmondo’stiligi tufayli qochkinlar
bu yerda boshpana topgan. Yahudiy xalqi va Isroil
Davlativ buni minnatdorlik bilan xotirlaydi va
qadrlaydi.

In English:

Between 1941 and 1942, during the difficult
years of war and scarcity, more than a
million and a half refugees and evacuees
were brought to Uzbekistan. Among
them, several hundred thousand Jewish
refugees came here destitute. Thanks to the
hospitality of the Uzbek people, who shared
their bread with them, the refugees found
shelter here. The Jewish people and the State
of Israel remember and cherish this gesture
with gratitude.

In Russian:

В период с 1941 по 1942 гг. в тяжелые
годы войны, в Узбекистан было
доставлено более полутора миллиона
беженцев и эвакуированных.
Среди них – несколько сотен тысяч
евреев. Благодаря гостеприимству
узбекского народа, поделившегося с
ними хлебом и кровом, беженцы нашли
здесь приют и спасение.
Еврейский народ и Государство Израиль
благодарны, помнят и ценят это.

In Hebrew:

בין השנים 1941-1942, במשך תקופה קשה של מלחמה
ומחסור, יותר ממיליון וחצי פליטים ומפונים הובאו אל
אוזבקיסטן. ביניהם היו כמה מאות אלפים של פליטים
יהודיים שהגיעו לכאן חסרי כל. בזכות הכנסת האורחים
של בני העם האוזבקי, שחלקו עמם את פת לחמם, הם
מצאו כאן מקלט ומחסה. העם היהודי ומדינת ישראל
זוכרים מחווה זו ומוקירים על כך תודה.

Commissioned by

Israeli Embassy to Uzbekistan

Documenter
Vladimir Levin, Arkadi Zeltser | 2022
Author of description
Vladimir Levin | 2022
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Thanksgiving Monument in Tashkent | Unknown
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2022
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Artist/ Maker
Borodina, Marina (sculptor)
{"4345":"born 1951 in Tashkent. Professor of the Tashkent Institute of Architecture and Civil Engineering"}
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Uzbekistan | Tashkent
| Victory Park, 1 Karakamysh Street
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Reddish granite
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Overall hight - 200 cm, hight of the upper part - 135 cm.
Width - 190 cm
Thickness - 40 cm
Stone with Uzbek inscription - 89 x 50 cm
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History

The monument was conceived of by Dr. Zeev Levin, an Israeli researcher of Jewish history in Central Asia, in 2020. He composed the first variant of the inscription. The initial plan was to install a memorial plaque at the railway station of Tashkent, where thousands of Jewish refugees arrived. At the end, the monument was placed in the Victory Park. 

The monument was unveiled on May 26, 2022, in the presence of the Ambassador of Israel to Uzbekistan, Zehavit Ben Hillel; advisor to the Minister of Defence of Uzbekistan, Colonel Shukhrat Yusupov; the chairman of the Friendship Society "Israel-Uzbekistan," Prof. Saidakhror Guliamov; director of the State Archives, Ulugbek Yusupov, Dr. Zeev Levin, and others.

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