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"Here lies the young God-fearing, scholar our teacher R. Eliezer son of R. Jesse Hacohen Bronstein Bronsztajn (from) the holy community of Jober. He died Monday 22 Shevat year 5664 as the abbreviated era. May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life." (szpekh@cwu.edu)

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"Here lies the ...
"Here lies the young God-fearing, scholar our teacher R. Eliezer son of R. Jesse Hacohen Bronstein Bronsztajn (from) the holy community of Jober. He died Monday 22 Shevat year 5664 as the abbreviated era. May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life." (szpekh@cwu.edu)
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"Here lies the beloved, honorable, famous man, from a prominent dynasty a friend to the Kadishah Haverah (burial society), he set aside times for Torah and pursued righteousness and piety and compassion, our Rabbi, our teacher R. Icchok Arie, son of R. Saul Zev of plessed memory who was called ? Leyb R
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"Here lies the beloved, honorable, famous man, from a prominent dynasty a friend to the Kadishah Haverah (burial society), he set aside times for Torah and pursued righteousness and piety and compassion, our Rabbi, our teacher R.I cchok Arie, son of R. Saul Zev of plessed memory who was called ? Leyb R
"Here lies the ...
"Here lies the beloved, honorable, famous man, from a prominent dynasty a friend to the Kadishah Haverah (burial society), he set aside times for Torah and pursued righteousness and piety and compassion, our Rabbi, our teacher R.I cchok Arie, son of R. Saul Zev of plessed memory who was called ? Leyb R
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Books with Hebrew letters to indicate volume number of tombstone of: "Here lies the beloved, honorable, famous man, from a prominent dynasty a friend to the Kadishah Haverah (burial society), he set aside times for Torah and pursued righteousness and piety and compassion, our Rabbi, our teacher R.I cchok Arie, son of R. Saul Zev of plessed memory who was called ? Leyb R
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"Here lies a God-fearing man, the young scholar, our teacher the rabbi Jakob Jesse son of R. Abraham Yisrael. He died on the Holy Sabbath 26th? Av 5655. May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life." (szpekh@cwu.edu)
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"Here lies a God-fearing man, the young scholar, our teacher the rabbi Jakub Jesse son of R. Abraham Yisrael. He died on the Holy Sabbath 26th? Av 5655. May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life." (szpekh@cwu.edu)
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"Here lies a God-fearing, elderly man, our teacher the Rabbi Icchok Jakob son of R. Joel Dov.  He died Sunday 19th Adar I 5653 as the abbreviated era.  May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life."  (szpekh@cwu.edu)
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"Here lies the modest, God-fearing woman, the midwife?, the married Esther Reizel daughter of R. Jakob Szimszon /Shimson Halevi.  She died Sunday 17th Kislev 5657 as the abbreviated era.  May her soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life."  (szpekh@cwu.edu)
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"Here lies  - this stone matzevah was erected over the grave of a perfect and upright man, God-fearing, he takes and he gives in faithfulness/faithfully.  It is he, the scholar our teacher the Rabbi Nahum son of R. Dov Rapaport Rapeport.  He died Sunday 26th Adar I 5660. May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life."  - d. 26th Adar I 5660
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"Here lies  - this stone matzevah was erected over the grave of a perfect and upright man, God-fearing, he takes and he gives in faithfulness/faithfully.  It is he, the scholar our teacher the Rabbi Nahum son of R. Dov Rapaport Rapeport.  He died Sunday 26th Adar I 5660. May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life." (szpekh@cwu.edu)
"Here lies - t...
"Here lies  - this stone matzevah was erected over the grave of a perfect and upright man, God-fearing, he takes and he gives in faithfulness/faithfully.  It is he, the scholar our teacher the Rabbi Nahum son of R. Dov Rapaport Rapeport.  He died Sunday 26th Adar I 5660. May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life."  (szpekh@cwu.edu)
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[Top] "Here lies the scholar our teacher David? son of R. Jehudah Leyb Lein Lijn. He died Sunday 11th Shevat year 5662. May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life." [Main: Eulogy poem ends "His light grew dim in the 69 year (of his life)."  (szpekh@cwu.edu)
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"Here lies a perfect and upright man, God-fearing, he ? all his days, profited from the work of his hand, he set aside times for Torah, the elder our teacher the Rabbi Abraham Mosze son of our teacher the Rabbi Rebbe Mordechai Zwi Wole Wolie.  He died Thursday 5th Iyar 5662. May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life." (szpekh@cwu.edu)
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