The ” The KDOSHIM Forest” is planted along the slopes of Nahal Kisalon, which crosses the Jerusalem hills. The road is a walking track and bicycles on its sides are planted with trees and tombstones. KKL-JNF began planting the forest in 1951 when it wanted to plant six million trees in memory of every lost soul. The documents that are preserved with us indicate that among the members of our Chortkow community there was collection and donation to plant trees and to erect a memorial stone with the name of the community on it. The members donated and received a certificate of their contribution to the memory of a relative who perished.
At the inauguration of the site, our old friends gathered and took pictures next to the sign at the entrance to the forest. B’nai B’rith has taken upon itself the financing of the project and the expansion of a natural cave around which it is possible to hold rallies and ceremonies in memory of those who perished. At the end of a walkway in the Kisalon River stands a statue of Fire Sculptures by Nathan Rapaport (1968). It is built in the form of two scroll scrolls made of bronze, 8.5 meters high and weighing about 12 tons. The reliefs on her back tell the story of the Jewish people being exiled from its land, through tribulations and tribulations until its independence back in its land.