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Prvi komemorativni spomenik za rodoljube
stradale u Balkanskom i Prvom svetskom ratu u
Srbiji podignut je ovde. Spomenik je otkriven 2 oktobra 1927 u prisustvu kralja. Odluku da se napravi spomenik koji će biti simbol večne zahvalnosti svim beogradskim Jevrejima koji su herojski dali svoje živote za otadžbinu, doneo je 1924. Odbor oformljen u okviru jevrejske zajednice, na čelu sa vrhovnim rabinom dr Isakom Alkalajem. Odlučeno je da se izradi monumetalno obeležje na kojem će biti urezana imena svih palih i umrlih jevrejskih ratnika i da se publikuje Spomenica sa njihovim fotografijama i podacima o životu, borbi i pogibiji. Spomenik se nalazi na platou polukružnog oblika, na tzv. Ratničkoj parceli, uz sam ulaz u groblje. Sastoji se iz dva segmenta – obeliska, na čijem vrhu se uzdiže srpski dvoglavi orao raširenih krila, i kamenog bloka, sa isklesanim imenima 132 stradala srpska Jevreja. Između, na zemlji, položene su horizontalne kamene ploče nad grobovima ratnika čija su tela nađena. Oba segmenta okružuje kamena ograda, na krajevima završena figurom lava. Umetnici zaslužni za izradu ovog impozantnog dela su arhitekta Samuel Sumbul i kamenorezac Josif Dajč. |
The first commemorative
monument in Serbia to the patriots killed in the
Balkan Wars and the First World War was erected
here in 1927 . In 1924, a board of the Jewish community chaired by Chief Rabbi Dr. Isak Alkalaj passed a decision to sponsor a memorial to honor all Belgrade Jews who heroically gave their lives for their country. The memorial was to be monumental and display the names of all the Jewish soldiers who died or were killed in action. In addition, a Memorial book with their photographs, biographies and information about how they fought and died was to be published. The memorial is erected on a semi-circular plateau, in the so-called Warrior’s Plot, next to the entrance to the cemetery. It consists of two segments – an obelisk with the Serbian two-headed eagle with wings spread at its top, and a stone block with the names of 132 fallen Serbian Jews. Between them, on the ground, horizontal tombstones mark the grave where the soldiers’ remains are buried. A stone fence with two lions sitting at opposite ends encircles the structure. This imposing structure was designed by architect Samuel Sumbul and stonemason Josif Dajč. |
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