Memorials to the Martyrs of Skala Who Perished in the Holocaust

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1. Beth David Plaque
This first memorial to the Skala martyrs of World War II was erected in 1946 by the Skala Benevolent Society in Beth David Cemetery in Elmont, New York. The memorials are on either side of the gate to the Skala cemetery plot.
Memorial to the martyrs who were deported from Skala and nearby communities and who perished in Borszczow. This plaque is at the site of a mass grave in Borszczow, which now is a soccer field.
2. Borshchev Plaque

3. Skala Monument in Holon, Israel
Memorial to the martyrs of Skala in the cemetery at Holon, Israel.  
4.Yad Vashem Memorial
 Valley of Destroyed Communities, Yad Vashem, Jerusalem. Skala is on the bottom right, behind Moshe Cohen, a survivor from Boroszczow.
Close-up showing Skala on the monument in the Valley of Destroyed Communities.
5. Yad Vashem Memorial Close-up
 
 

6. Martef Ha-Shoa

7. Martef Ha-Shoa
Close-up
Martef Ha-Shoa, the memorial to the six million in the Holocaust Cellar in Jerusalem. In the photo on the right, the plaque dedicated to Skala is directly above the table.

Photo 1 courtesy of Rebecca and Nathan Erwin
Photo 1 copyrighted by Dana Erwin
Photo 2 copyrighted by Lancy Spalter ;
Photos 3-5 copyrighted and photos 6-7 courtesy Max Mermelstein.
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