MONUMENTS
MEMORIAL TO THE VICTIMS OF THE ARMENIAN AND JEWISH GENOCIDE
2006
The
monument is dedicated to the memory of the victims of the Holocaust and the
Armenian Genocide. It consists of two basalt columns, which symbolize the
similarity of the fates of two ancient nations - Armenians and Jews. On the
front facade of the right column is engraved in Armenian: LIVE NOT TO FORGET.
IN MEMORY OF THE VICTIMS OF THE ARMENIAN
AND JEWISH GENOCIDE.
On
the same facade of the left column is the Hebrew inscription: TO BE OR TO
FORGET. IN MEMORY OF THE VICTIMS OF THE HOLOCAUST.
The
backs of the columns are carved with branches of the tree of life. The slanted
tops of the columns symbolize the idea of lost lives. Between them is a bronze candle, which
illuminates the monument in the dark and reminds people that genocide of any
nation or people should not occur in the future.
Opened
on October 27, 2006. Installed at the initiative of the Jewish community of
Armenia.
