Obj. ID: 56057 Monument to the Jewish Soldiers and Partisans who fought against Nazi Germany in Yad VaShem, Jerusalem, Israel, 1985
Official Name:
Monument to the Jewish Soldiers and Partisans who fought against Nazi Germany
Who is Commemorated?
According to Yad Vashem, "approximately 1,500,000 Jews fought against the Nazis, as Allied soldiers, as partisans, in the resistance movements, and in the ghettos. This monument is dedicated to the hundreds of thousands who lost their lives in this struggle."
Description
In the center of the monument are six granite bricks chiseled in the shape of a hexagon, symbolizing the six million Jewish victims. The composition of the six bricks creates a negative Star of David on the background of the Jerusalem sky, symbolizing Jewish heroism. A metal spearhead cuts upwards through the Star of David, representing the armed fighters. The plaza leading to the monument is designed as a seven-branched Menorah.
Inscriptions:
At the base of the monument, in a large font in Hebrew:
זכרון גבורה - לחיילים ולפרטיזנים היהודים שלחמו נגד גרמניה הנאצית
Translation: Glory to Jewish soldiers and partisans, who fought against Nazi Germany
Beneath, the same inscription in smaller font in English, Russian, French and Yiddish:
Monument to the Jewish Soldiers and Partisans who fought against Nazi Germany
Слава еврейским солдатам и партизанам сражавшимся против нацисткой Германии
A LA GLOIRE DES SOLDATS ET DES RESISTANTS JUIFS QUI ONT LUTTE CONTRE L'ALLEMAGNE NAZIE
אייביקער אנדענק די יידישע זעלנער און פארטיזאנער, קעמפער קעגן נאצי דייטשלאנד
1939-1945 תרצ''ט תש''ה
Commissioned by:
Yad Vashem (?)
The monument was inaugurated in May 1985, on the 40th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany, in the presence of then-Defense Minister Yitzhak Rabin.
The proposal submitted by artist Bernie Fink was selected from among 90 entries.
The monument is the site of the annual ceremony in commemoration of the victory over Nazi Germany.
In the Footsteps of Heroes. Monuments to Jewish Rebellion and Heroism at Yad Vashem,
Yad Vashem, https://www.yadvashem.org/museum/art/articles/monuments.html.