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From pieces of gravestones a memorial was built
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Upper register with candlestick: "A memorial of the grave of our mother, the married Feiga daughter of Reb Avraham." Main inscription: "Let us walk over the field, weeping; and let us weep over the death of our precious mother, the splendor of our eyes and the crown of our heads is the perfect and upright woman, modest, God-fearing, the aged married Feiga, daughter of Reb Avraham.  She died 16th of the month of Kislev 5683 as the abbreviated era.  May her soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life."

Translated by Heidi M. Szpek, Ph.D. (szpekh@cwu.edu), Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA 98926
Upper register ...
Upper register: A gravestone for our mother
Mrs. Feiga daughter of Abraham. Symbol of broken? candles and birds.
Upper register:...
Detail of the inscription of the married Feiga daughter of Abraham
Detail of the i...
The heart of your parents and
your friends is shocked and their
eyes are shedding water, Woe to the
citrus fruit that was plucked while still
in blossom, the virgin 
Miryam Rachel daughter of Reb Simhah
died 22.....
The heart of yo...
"Here lies - with a broken heart we weep over the grave of our precious father Yitzhaq son of Eliezer of blessed memory Rawczyk (Raycyk?).  He died 13th Nisan 5691.  May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life."

Translated by Heidi M. Szpek, Ph.D. (szpekh@cwu.edu), Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA 98926
"Here lies - wi...
"[eulogy] David son of Pinhas of blessed memory.  He died 12the Menahem Av 5671.  May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life."

Translated by Heidi M. Szpek, Ph.D. (szpekh@cwu.edu), Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA 98926
"[eulogy] David...
Detail of memorial wall built from pieces of gravestones
Detail of memor...
"[son of] Moshe.  Died 2nd day of Rosh Hashanah year 5676 as the abbreviated era.  May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life."

Translated by Heidi M. Szpek, Ph.D. (szpekh@cwu.edu), Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA 98926
"[son of] Moshe...
Tombstone of Moshe Aharon son of Moshe Zov Kerszenbojm who died 25th Tevet 5684
Tombstone of Mo...
"Beneath this mound our mother is buried "
"Beneath this m...
Pieces of gravestones: (left) "the unmarried Sarah daughter of Shmuel N/Zawi[remainder gone]. She died 2 Nisan 5---."

Translated by Heidi M. Szpek, Ph.D. (szpekh@cwu.edu)
Pieces of grave...
"Died 15th to the month of [not extant] year 5678 as the abbreviated era.  May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life."

Translated by Heidi M. Szpek, Ph.D. (szpekh@cwu.edu), Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA 98926
"Died 15th to t...