Mordechaj Anielewicz statue in Yad Mordechai, Bronze resistance memorial in Yad Mordechai, Israel.
The Mordechaj Anielewicz statue is a hollow bronze figure weighing one ton and standing 4.20 meters tall, created by Nathan Rapoport in 1951. It shows a young man with a pioneer-style forelock, a torn shirt, wrinkled trousers and old boots, holding a grenade in his right hand. A stone slab beside it bears his quotation from 23 April 1943.
The memorial was created in 1951 by sculptor Nathan Rapoport to honor the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. The kibbutz itself was named after Anielewicz to preserve his legacy and the story of Jewish resistance.
The statue serves as a focal point where visitors gather to remember Jewish resistance during World War II. People come to reflect on this period and participate in commemorative events throughout the year.
Visitors can access the statue by following marked pathways through the kibbutz grounds. The site is open to the public, and it is helpful to plan visits during daylight hours to fully appreciate the surroundings and read the informational displays.
Rapoport made two plaster models about 90 cm tall in Tel Aviv and let Yad Mordechai members choose between them democratically; the rejected model is displayed at the kibbutz's "From Holocaust to Revival" museum. The bronze itself was cast in Paris and reached Haifa by ship in April 1951.
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