Obj. ID: 57170  Memorial to Lithuania Victims of the Holocaust in Nahalat Yitzhak Cemetery in Givatayim, Israel, 1960s (?)

Memorial Name:
No official name.

Who is Commemorated?
The Jews of Lithuania (various communities in Lithuania), perished in the Holocaust.

Description:
The monument is located in the main alley of the eastern part of the cemetery, along with dozens of other Holocaust memorials built by Landsmannschaft organizations, survivors, and relatives. The monument consists of a central sculptural structure composed of two large, angled concrete slabs forming an open, wing-like shape. Between them stands a brick wall. In front of the brick wall is a recessed triangular niche intended for memorial candles. On both sides of the central structure extends a long,low black stone base with slanted panels. At the edge of the monument, triangular black stone elements  bear a Star of David.   The monument bears Hebrew inscriptions honoring the community's memory. The community name is emphasized through the use of a larger font size. Inscriptions indicate that the monument contains the ashes community's victims, who perished in the Holocaust. 

Inscription:

On the brick wall, in Hebrew:

לזכרם של

יהודי ליטא

אשר

נספו בשואה

תש"א-תש"ה

Translation: In memory of /The Jews of Lithuania /Who perished in the Holocaust /1941–1945.

On the side panel, in Hebrew:

לזכר

הקהילות

שנחרבו

בליטא

[רשימת קהילות]

Translation: In memory/ of the communities /that were destroyed/ in Lithuania [followed by a list of communities]

On the base, in Hebrew:

כאן טמון אפר אחינו הי"ד

Translation: Here lie the ashes /of our brethren, may God avenge their blood.

On the side of the base, in Hebrew: 

איגוד יוצאי ליטא 2005

לזכר

יהודי קהילת וילנא

Translation: Lithuanian Immigrants' Association 2005/In Memory of/ the Jews of the Vilna Community.

On the base, in Hebrew: 

הקהילות שהוכחדו

[list of communities]

Translation: The communities that were annihilated. 

Commissioned by:
Association of Jews from Lithuania (Landsmanschaft, Irgun Yotsei Ha-makom).