Memorial to Novohrad-Wolynskyj war victims

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Memorial to the victims of fascism on the mass grave for the Jews shot in the Second World War

The memorial for war victims by the sculptor Josef Tabachnyk stands on the mass grave for the Jews shot in the Second World War in Novohrad-Wolynskyj .

It is next to the officers' house in Novohrad-Wolynskyj, where women and children were murdered in World War II. A mother is depicted on pink granite with her tormented children in her arms. Two interconnected stone pyramids together form a Star of David on which the inscription “We remember” is written in Hebrew. The black pyramid symbolizes a body that strives towards the ground. The pink pyramid symbolizes a soul that is ready to ascend to heaven.

It opened in 1995. The dimensions of the monument are 200 × 200 × 200 cm.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Memorial for Victims of the Holocaust, Novohrad-Wolynskyj
  2. ↑ Video from the opening ceremony

Coordinates: 50 ° 35 '43.3 "  N , 27 ° 38' 0.1"  E