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Wolczyn (Volchin) Memorial Stone Holon Cemetery, Tel Aviv, Israel
Mike and Hanna Kremer from America donated the funds for the Memorial Stone. (Hanna Kremer née Goldfarb was born in Volchin.)

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Wolczyn Memorial Stone unveiled showing from left to right Mike Kremer, Ann Williams (Family Berizovski & Edelman), John Williams, and Hanna Kremer (Family Goldfarb)

Note: The engraved picture on this stone is the way the old Jewish Memorial Monument looked like in Volchin before it was replaced in 2004.

Photo: Courtesy of Ann Williams

The writing on the Memorial Stone reads in Hebrew: A memorial to the people of the town of Wolczyn that were murdered by the Nazis and were buried in a mass grave and to those whose place of burial is unknown.

The picture engraved on the stone is the way the old Jewish Memorial Monument in Volchin looked before it was replaced in 2004. (This is also shown in Andrea Simon’s book).

The Family names in Hebrew were added later to the Memorial and were translated as follows:

Yitzak Englender & family

Malmud Family

Rachel Englender

Melnik Family

Edelman Family

Nebit Family

Birenbaum Family

Yerachamiel Stavsky & Family

Blum Family

Alcher Stoler & Family

Blumenfeld Family

Stoler Family

Bimrosh Family

Sobelman Family

Berizovski Family

Sidelnik Family

Berenson Family

Osmrek Family

Baker Family

Pinbok Family

Bok Family

Pearl Family

Isiah-Naty Bok & Family

Peterburg Family

Yitzak-Ben Goldfarb & Family

Parver Family

Moshe Goldman & Family

Tzufrik Family

Gottwek & Family

Kosmitzki Family

Horon Family

Kobel Family

Gottlieb Family

Kolovski Family

Gevirtz Family

Kupershmidt Family

Gevirtzman Family

Menachim Kaplan & Family

Derdak Family

Ali Mordechai Refkovske Family

Welovloski Family
Elimelek Reiff & Family

Weiner(Vanier)Family

Joseph Reiff & Family

Wiseman Family Ridlovitz Family

Joel Zeltzer & Family

Yitzak Englender & family

Malmud Family

Rachel Englender

Melnik Family

Edelman Family

Nebit Family

Birenbaum Family

Yirechamiel Stabesky & Family

Blum Family

Alcher Stoler & Family

Blumenfeld Family

Stoler Family

Bimrosh Family

Sobelman Family

Berizovski Family

Sidelnik Family

Berenson Family

Osmrek Family

Baker Family

Pinbok Family

Bok Family

Pearl Family

Isiah-Naty Bok & Family

Peterburg Family

Yitzak-Ben Goldfarb & Family

Parver Family

Moshe Goldman & Family

Tzufrik Family

Refkovske Family

Nathan Zeltzer & Family

Steinberg Family

Zuberman Family

Skolneck Family

Tebetznik Family

Tzvi Shulklafer & Family

Lafer Family
Rafael Shuster & Family

Aaron Lipman & Family

Ya’el, Valval & Hershel Shuster

Lara Family

Nach Shemish & Family

Mendelbloom Family

Midler Family

Gottwek & Family

Kosmitzki Family

Horon Family

Kobel Family

Gottlieb Family

Kolovski Family

Gevirtz Family

Kupershmidt Family

Gevirtzman Family

Menachim Kaplan & Family

Derdak Family

Ali Mordechai Refkovske Family

Welovloski Family

Elimelek Reiff & Family

Weiner(Vanier)Family

Joseph Reiff & Family

Wiseman Family Ridlovitz Family

Joel Zeltzer & Family

Refkovske Family

Nathan Zeltzer & Family

Steinberg Family

Zuberman Family

Skolneck Family

Tebetznik Family

Tzvi Shulklafer & Family

Lafer Family

Rafael Shuster & Family

Aaron Lipman & Family

Ya’el, Valval & Hershel Shuster

Lara Family

Nach Shemish & Family

Mendelbloom Family

Midler Family




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Surviving Volchiner’s before the unveiling on 9th October 1994 of The Wolczyn Memorial, Holon Cemetery, Tel Aviv, Israel
Terry’s cousin Nathan Zelcer standing first on the left.

Photo: Courtesy of Ann Williams

volchin photo
Surviving Volchiner’s before the unveiling on 9th October 1994 of The Wolczyn Memorial, Holon Cemetery, Tel Aviv, Israel

Photo: Courtesy of Ann Williams

A Yizkor Memorial Book for Volchin and Vysokoye is available (here). It contains local stories and names of survivors after the war.

 


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