The Victims of Iaşi Pogrom Monument () is an

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to the victims of

Iași pogrom The Iași pogrom (, sometimes anglicized as Jassy) was a series of pogroms launched by governmental forces under Marshal and Leader Ion Antonescu in the Romanian city of Iași against its History of the Jews in Iași, Jewish community, which la ...

, 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

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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