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Obj. ID: 46379  Holocaust Memorial in the Old Jewish Cemetery in Lipnik nad Becvou, Czech Republic

© Samuel D. Gruber, Photographer: Gruber, Samuel D., 2022

Who is Commemorated?

164 Jews of Lipnik killed in the Holocaust

Description

A series of rough stone slabs lead off the main path of the cemetery towards one of its walls, ending at a sculpture made of brown (rusted?) iron. At the start of the slab path is a small metal plaque with an inscription in Czech.

The iron sculpture takes the shape of a doorway or window, with a lattice of Stars of David, also of iron, inside it. Attatched to the latice is a black panel with the word Holocaust written on it in hebrew, followed by a list of names; the 164 Jews of Lipnik killed in the Holocaust.

Inscriptions

Hebrew:

השואה

Translation: Holocaust

[The word Holocaust in Hebrew is followed by the names of the 164 Jews of Lipnik killed in the Holocaust]

Plaque on the side

Czech:

[inscription to be translated]

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Samuel D. Gruber, Anna Berezin, Adam Frisch | 2022
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164 Lipnica Jews were deported to Terezín on two "transports" on June, 22 and 29, 1942.

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"Jewish Monuments and Cemeteries," Tourist Information Centre in Lipník nad Bečvou, https://info.mesto-lipnik.cz/en/vismo/zobraz_dok.asp?id_org=200272&id_ktg=1006&archiv=0 (accessed December 26, 2022)
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