Graves of local Holocaust survivors will be adorned Sunday, May 3, with special markers. The community day hosted by Jewish Cemeteries of Greater Cincinnati seeks to honor more than a hundred survivors buried in the UJC Montgomery Cemetery.
The marker was designed by a local artist and Jewish Cemeteries of Greater Cincinnati (JCGC) Board member. It’s a round, metal medallion on a stake, with an enameled design including the six-point Star of David wreathed in barbed wire and olive branches, and the word “Remember.” It includes the Hebrew word for Holocaust, “Shoah,” and the word “zachor” in Hebrew letters, meaning “remember.”
The markers are similar to metal military or fraternal organization medallions often placed beside graves, and aren’t meant to be removed like flags placed during certain holidays…