Img. ID: 572753
Memorial Name
Who is Commemorated?
About 100 Jews of Upyna
Description:
The monument is located in the corner of the Jewish cemetery of Upyna. The monument is s granite stele with a cut top right corner. It stands on a concrete base and has identical inscriptions in Lithuanian, Yiddish, and Hebrew. The Star of David is depicted above the inscriptions. The grave is marked by concrete curbs.
Inscription:
Lithuanian:
Masinių žudynių vieta
Šioje vietoje hitleriniai
žudikai ir jų vietiniai
pagalbininkai 1941 m. nužudė
apie 100 vyrų
Translation: A mass killing site / At this place Hitler’s / murderers and their local / helpers killed about 100 men in 1941
Yiddish:
אויף דעם אׇרט האׇבן די
היטלערישע רוצחים און
זייערע אׇרטיקע באהעלפער אין 1941
דערמאׇרדעט 100 יידן – מענער
Translation: In this place, Hitlerite murderers and their local helpers, in 1941, murdered 100 Jews - men.
Hebrew:
במקום הזה הרוצחים
ההיטלריסטיים ועוזריהם
המקומיים בשנת 1941 השמידו
100 יהודים - גברים
Translation: In this place, Hitlerite murderers and their local helpers, in 1941, murdered 100 Jews - men.
Commissioned by
Jewish Community of Lithuania
The Lithuanian Jewish Community