£ód¼ - 01 central middle section ending on Poznanski Memo
Today: Poland, in 1918 - 1939 Poland. Pre 1914 Russia, pre 1795 Poland
Date: 2009
Photograph: Tomek Wisniewski
Email: bagnowka@yahoo.pl
R’ Yakov Yosef
Rotenberg.
Here lies a rabbi eminent in the Torah, a true Hassid from a praised ancestry, R’ Yakov [Jacob] Yosef [Josef]
son of the famous righteous rabbi our teacher and rabbi Pinchas Eliyahu May the memory of the righteous be of a blessing head of the Jewish religious court
of the holy community of
Pilica [Pilz in Yiddish]
died 2 Menachem Av 5686.
[The following is an acrostic poem spelling the name of the deceased
Yakov Yosef]
Yosef is a master in religion, his ancestors’ branch in work and
in piety, Yakov Yosef was connected to God’s living Torah, known in the gates as a charming generous man, passed away on Tuesday 2 Menachem Av [13 July 1926],
those who know him and his relatives mourn him bitterly, a delightful consoler to our souls was taken from us, our crown glory, Woe unto us who will heal us.
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
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