Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Brent
Town
Wembley
County
Greater London
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
61540

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Current location

In the entrance hall
Wembley Synagogue
Forty Avenue
Wembley
Brent
Greater London
HA9 8JW
England

OS Grid Ref: TQ 18679 86428
Denomination: Jewish

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Description
Brass plaque on wooden board. Raised brass lettering. At right top, a three dimensional Star of David enclosing an eternal light. Brass coloured lettering. Small dedicatory brass plaque below at left.
Inscription
(In Hebrew) "EVERLASTING MEMORY"/ (English follows)/ IN MEMORY OF/ SIX MILLION JEWISH MARTYRS/ VICTIMS OF THE NAZI/ HOLOCAUST IN EUROPE/ 1939-1945/ AT THE GOING DOWN OF THE SUN/ AND IN THE MORNING/ WE WILL REMEMBER THEM/ (In Hebrew) "MAY THEIR SOULS BE BOUND UP IN THE BOND OF ETERNAL LIFE"/ "MAY THE ALMIGHTY'S NAME BE EXHALTED AND SANCTIFIED" Dedicatory plaque: HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL/ PRESENTED BY THE CHATANIM/ IN LOVING MEMORY OF THEIR FATHERS/ JOE RADBIL AND SAM LEWIS 5757-1996
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 6000000
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 6000000
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: Undefined
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Responsibility
The synagogue Honorary Officers

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