Obj. ID: 52805  Memorial to Kovno (Kaunas) Victims of the Holocaust in the Southern Tel Aviv (Holon) Cemetery, Israel, 1980s/90s

Memorial Name:

No official name

Who is Commemorated?

Jews of Kovno (Kaunas), Lithuania, who perished in the Holocaust. 

Description: 

The monument is located in the Western Alley of the cemetery, along with dozens of other Holocaust memorials built by Landsmannschaft organizations, survivors, and relatives. 

The memorial is a large stone geometric structure with a central recessed section framed by four protruding sections, creating a symmetrical indentation.

The monument bears Hebrew inscriptions that honor the memory of the community.One of the inscriptions indicates that the monument contains the ashes of the Jewish victims. 

Inscription:

In the center, in Hebrew: 

לזכר

יהודי

קובנה

והסביבה

שנספו

בשואה

Translation: In memory/ of the Jews/ of Kovno/ and surroundings who perished/ in the Holocaust.

On the metal plaque, in Hebrew: 

כאן טמון עפר

הטבול בדם יקירינו

שנרצחו

בפורט התשיעי

השביעי והרביעי 

Translation: Here lies soil / soaked with the blood / of our loved ones / murdered in the Ninth, Seventh, and Fourth Forts.

Commissioned by:

Holocaust survivors from Kovno.