Overview
Identifiers
Inventory Number
2627BB209
Site Name
Holocaust Memorial, Westpark Cemetery, Johannesburg
Site Category
Record Administration
Post date
Wednesday, April 14, 2021 - 02:50
Last modified
Thursday, May 2, 2024 - 21:26
Monuments
Monuments & Memorials Recordings
Submitted by sahrisprojectmanager on Wednesday, April 14, 2021 - 02:50.
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Inventory Reference
Recording date
Recorders
Primary?
On
Site Recording Admin Comments
When people visit the place, they place small rocks on top of the Monument as a tradition of Jewish. Also, the Monument has 6 bronze fists bursting from the ground holding horns. In the middle there is a flame like Jewish writing which says thou shalt not kill.Purpose:
Classifications
Monument Type
Description
To commemorate six million Jews who died under Hitler's regime.
Contains Animal figures?
No
Contains Human figures?
No
Builder
Designer
Construction Materials
Bronze and concrete.
Pedestal Material
Concrete
Event Commemorated
The death of 6 million Jews under Hitler's regime.
Date Unveiled
Unveiled Comment
South African Jewish community
Inscriptions
This Memorial was rededicated by the South African Jewish community in memory of the martyrs and commemorates the liberation of the concentration camps fifty years ago 27 April 1995.
Location
Location
Mapping
-26.165545, 27.982679
Gauteng
- City of Johannesburg
Directions to Site
Located in the surroundings of the Voortrekker Monument, between the main building and the VTM Zulu-Hut.
Access details
Restricted access
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