The monument made by Ayelet Bitan Shlonsky was erected in 2005
The monument was photographed on the same day by the same photographer
Click for a larger image In the center of the monument is a felled tree trunk with a flowering olive tree on top and the text from a quote by Yair (Avraham Stern):
הרי את מֻקדשת לי מולדת
[Translation]
You are dedicated to my homeland
Click for a larger image On a wall appear the names of the fallen underground soldiers, on the left side the sign with the quote by Uri Zvi Greenberg, and on the right side, the Lehi anthem composed by Yair (Avraham Stern):
"חיילים אלמונים"
חיילים אלמונים הננו בלי מדים,
וסביבנו אימה וצלמוות.
כולנו גויסנו לכל החיים:
משורה משחרר רק המוות.
מתוך המנון לח"י, אברהם שטרן - יאיר
[Translation]
"Unknown soldiers"
Unknown soldiers are without uniforms,
And around us is terror and the shadow of death.
We were all drafted for life:
Only death can set us free.
From the Lehi anthem, Avraham Stern - Yair
Click for a larger image Wall of Names
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Click for a larger image At the bottom The monument features the name of the creator and additional details:
סמל קק"ל
פסלת ומעצבת:
איילת ביתן שלונסקי
עמותת יער לוחמי חירות ישראל
ואנדרטה מרכזית להנצחת חללי לח"י
[Translation]
KKL-JNF Symbol
Sculptor and Designer:
Ayelet Bitan Shlonsky
Israel Freedom Fighters Forest Association
And a central monument commemorating the martyrs of Lehi
Click for a larger image Translation of the text on the sign:
Memorial Monument
Fighters of Israel’s Independence - Lehi
"For their part in the holy and terrible deed, rising up against the foreign ruler
and signing their names with the blood of heroes, in the War of Israel’s Independence"
Uri Zvi Greenberg
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