A Monument to Fallen Jewish Soldiers in the Wars Fought between 1912 and 1919 at the Sephardic Cemetery in Belgrade

Abstract

A monument to Jewish soldiers who took part in the Balkan Wars and the First World War was erected in 1927 at the Sephardic Jewish Cemetery in Belgrade. By erecting the memorial, the contribution of the Jews in the establishing of the country in which they lived was emphasized. As part of preserving the memory of war victims and their heroism, a committee was formed to collect funds and materials about the dead, to excavate and transfer their remains, as well as to make and print the Memorial, which is an unavoidable supplement and program explanation of the monument. The process, which lasted for almost a decade, ended with the unveiling of the monument and the Memorial publication of 1927.

Spomenik jevrejskim vojnicima koji su učestvovali u Balkanskim ratovima i Prvom svetskom ratu podignut je 1927. godine na Sefardskom jevrejskom groblju u Beogradu. Podizanjem spomen obeležja istaknut je doprinos Jevreja u stvaranju zemlje u kojoj su živeli. U okviru očuvanja sećanja na žrtve rata i njihovo herojstvo, formiran je odbor za prikupljanje sredstava i materijala o poginulim, za iskopavanje i prenos njihovih posmrtnih ostataka, kao i za izradu i štampanje Spomenice, koja je nezaobilazna dopuna i programsko objašnjenje spomeničke celine. Proces, koji je trajao skoro deceniju, završen je otkrivanjem spomenika i objavljivanjem Spomenice 1927. godine.