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Broken candle and birds... "the married Sarah"
Broken candle a...
Fragment of a man
Fragment of a m...
Pieces of demolished world
Pieces of demol...
Grave of PSH? Ezra son of Abraham Aikenbaum/Eikenbum
Grave of PSH? E...
"Here lies - the witness of this heap and the testimony of this tombstone -  the death of our precious mother, the perfect and upright, the old married Rachel daugher of Reb Aharon.  She died 7th to the month of Marcheshvan year 5676 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
"Here lies - th...
Pieces of gravestones: Upper: tombstone of "our beloved and modest mother."  Lower: "Feiga Feinstein"

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
Pieces of grave...
...[son/daughter of] Shlomoh of blessed memory [died 18 Cheshvan]
...[son/daughte...
Feiga Feinstein
Feiga Feinstein...
"Tombstone of the grave of our mother, [eulogy] the married Zisel daughter of Reb Eliezer HaCohen.  She died in a good name [good reputation] 21st Shevat 5676.  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
"Tombstone of t...
Tombstone of "Moshe [Yis]rael son of our teacher Avraham Yehoshua son of Yosef Zisan Hacohen.  He died in a good name [good reputation] 9th Tevet year [not extant]." 

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
Tombstone of "M...
Excerpt of inscription: "our precious mother, perfect and upright, modest in her ways and upright in her deeds, tender in years, the married Zisel, daughter of Reb Eliezer Hacohen.  She died in a good name on the 21st of the month of Shevat 5676."

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
Excerpt of insc...
Upper register detail of
Upper register ...
"Here lies an old woman, (at) 105 years old, she went up to receive reward, good was her work, the married Rachel daughter of Reb Shelomoh.  She died in a good name (with a good reputation) the evening of Succoth year 5675 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
"Here lies an o...
"[eulogy] our precious mother, the married Chay Sarah daughter of Reb Yehos[hua] Yitzhaq. She died 25th Adar I year 5676. 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"
"[eulogy] our p...
Above: Upper register of a woman - candlesticks and birds. Below: tombstone of Moshe son of Avraham
Above: Upper re...