The Victims of Iaşi Pogrom Monument ( ro, Monumentul Victimelor Pogromului de la Iaşi) is an

obelisk An obelisk (; from grc, ὀβελίσκος ; diminutive of ''obelos'', " spit, nail, pointed pillar") is a tall, four-sided, narrow tapering monument which ends in a pyramid-like shape or pyramidion at the top. Originally constructed by Anc ...

to the victims of

Iași pogrom The Iași pogrom (, sometimes anglicized as Jassy) was a series of pogroms launched by governmental forces under Marshal Ion Antonescu in the Romanian city of Iași against its Jewish community, which lasted from 29 June to 6 July 1941. Accord ...

, unveiled on June 28, 2011, in front of the Great Synagogue (Iaşi),

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. The black

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obelisk replaced a former obelisk "In Memory of the Victims of the

Fascist Fascism is a far-right, Authoritarianism, authoritarian, ultranationalism, ultra-nationalist political Political ideology, ideology and Political movement, movement,: "extreme militaristic nationalism, contempt for electoral democracy and pol ...

Pogrom of Iaşi, June 28–29, 1941."

Gallery

File:Iași Pogrom Monument 2.jpg File:Iași Pogrom Monument 3.jpg File:Iași Pogrom Monument 4.jpg File:Monumentul Victimelor Pogromului de la Iaşi.jpg, The former obelisk "In Memory of the Victims of the Fascist Pogrom of Iaşi, June 28–29, 1941" File:Iași Pogrom Monument 5.jpg

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Monuments to the Victims of the June 1941 Pogrom
Jews and Judaism in Iași Holocaust memorials Culture in Iași Tourist attractions in Iași Outdoor sculptures in Romania The Holocaust in Romania Obelisks in Romania 2011 in Romania 2011 sculptures Buildings and structures completed in 2011 Marble sculptures in Romania Buildings and structures in Iași {{Sculpture-stub