Memorial details

Memorial type
Obelisk
District
Hertsmere
Town
Bushey
County
Hertfordshire
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945): The Holocaust
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
47712

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Current location

Bushey Jewish Cemetery
Little Bushey Lane
Bushey
Hertsmere
Hertfordshire
WD23 3TP
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 13708 96777
Denomination: Jewish

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Description
Marble obelisk bearing English and Hebrew dedications and the Star of David at the base.
Inscription
(Hebrew inscription) /FOR THESE / WEEP / LAMENTATIONS / CH.1.V.6 / (Hebrew inscription) /IN EVERLASTING MEMORY / OF THE MARTYDOM / OF THE HOLY COMMUNITIES / AND OF THE / SIX MILLION JEWS / CRUELLY SLAUGHTERED / FOR THE / SANCTIFICATION OF THE / NAME / DURING THE HOLOCAUST / 1939-1945 / HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL Left side: LET TEARS RUN / DOWN LIKE A RIVER / DAY AND NIGHT / LAMENTATIONS / CH.2 V. 18 / (Hebrew inscription) Right Side: THE CRY OF THE / ORPHANS BEREAVED AND FORSAKEN / KINOT / (Hebrew inscription)
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
  • Obelisk
    Measurements: depth 700MM, height 1600MM, width 850MM
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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