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Korets Monument,
Nahalat Yitzhak Cemetery, Givatayim, Israel
Korets Monument,
Nahalat Yitzhak Cemetery, Givatayim, Israel
The monument reads:
Ashes of the saints of the Korets community (Volhynia).
They were murdered in the Holocaust
in the years 5772-5773 (1942-1943).
Created in 1965 by the World Association of Volhynians in Israel, the Volhynia House is a memorial to the Jews of the region of Volhynia, of which Korets is a part. It is a place to remember the Jewish partisans of Volhynia who fought during World War II and the thousands of Jews killed in the Holocaust. It contains the Yad Vashem International School of Holocaust Education, a library and an auditorium. There is also an exhibit commemorating the Jews of Korets.
At the entrance to the building, there is a monument to the Jewish partisans and fighters of Volhynia who were killed in World War II.
Inscription on wall of monument
Korets exhibit in the House of Volhynia
House of Volhynia
The wall contains a list of towns in Volhynia where Jews were killed in the Holocaust. Circled in blue is the town of Korets.
Source: Korets Yizkor Book, page 732.
The Commemorative Korets Plaque on Mt. Zion in Jerusalem
The Commemorative Korets Plaque on Mt. Zion in Jerusalem
The monument reads:
In memory of the holy congregation of Koretz, Vohlyn who were killed by the Nazis and their helpers during the Holocaust, 1942.
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