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The monument, located in Yad Labanim Park, commemorates the local people who fell in Israel’s wars.

In the center of the monument is a felled tree

The monument was photographed on the same day Click for a larger image

The tree was made by Leon Midnik in 1975.

In the following photo taken on the same day, the artist’s name appears at the bottom of the tree:
העץ בוצע ע"י ליאון מידניק (בוצע ונתרם ע"י משפחת אברמוביץ / מיידנק)

[translation]
The tree was made by Leon Midnik (with a plaque identifying the donors: (Made and donated by the Abramowitz family / Majdanek)
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Translation of the text on the sign:
They were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions