Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Sefton
Town
Southport
County
Merseyside
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945): The Holocaust
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
21766

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Current location

Opposite the WW1 and WW2 tablets in the vestibule
Southport Synagogue
Arnside Road
Southport
Sefton
Merseyside
PR9 0QX
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 34292 17446
Denomination: Jewish

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Description
A slightly concave, shouldered marble tablet with an Eternal Flame carved in alabaster in the centre at the top. The tablet stands on a four-legged plinth. The incised inscriptions are in black or are gilded. A lighted lamp hangs on chains above.
Inscription
Title and upper inscription in Hebrew above the following in English: In memory of/ the six million martyrs/ who were annihilated/ in the European Holocaust/ 1933 - 1945/ May they rest in peace/ Amen
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945): The Holocaust
    Total names on memorial: 0
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 0
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Tablet
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Marble - White
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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