Img. ID: 520456
Memorial Name
No official name
Who is Commemorated?
300 Jewish victims murdered in the Raiņa Park on June 29 and July 2-3, 1941, and reburied here in the same year.
Description:
The monument is placed on the mess grave of the Jewish victims in the Jewish cemetery, at the left side of the central pathway.
It consists of an upright stele of red granite with a large Star of David and the dates 1941 and 1945, placed on a low boulder pedestal, and two lateral low red granite horizontal slabs on similar boulder pedestals, bearing Latvian and Hebrew inscriptions.
The names of the donors are mentioned on a metal plaque attached to the righthand side of the monument.
Inscriptions:
1941 – 1945
In Latvian, on the left
Liepājas ebrejiem – nacistu upuriem
Translation: Jews of Liepāja - victims of the Nazis
In Hebrew, on the right
לזכר אחינו יהודי ליבאו שנספו ביד הצורר הנאצי
Translation: To the memory of our brothers, the Jews of Libau murdered by the Nazi oppressor.
In Russian, donors’ inscription on a metal plaque on the righthand side of the monument:
Мемориал построен
на пожертвования
гг. Шварцмана М., Липмана К.,
бр. Захарьиных, Меллера П.,
жителей Израиля и США,
Управы г. Лиепая и членов
еврейской общины
Translation: The memorial is built on the donations of Mr. Shvartzman M., Lipman K., the brothers Zakhar’in, Meller P., residents of Israel and the USA, the city government of Liepāja, and members of the Jewish community.
Commissioned by
The Jewish community of Liepāja with the assistance of the city and other donors.