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Square of Remembrance for the Victims of the Holocaust. The Polish town of Nowy Sącz has installed a new monument listing the names of 12,000 of its Jews who were killed in the Holocaust. For more information on the memorial and dedication ceremony, please see https://notesfrompoland.com/2022/08/30/polish-town-unveils-monument-naming-its-12000-jews-killed-in-holocaust/