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[The upper section is broken off]….with peace, a young man was engaged in the Torah
and in his work, righteous and humble, with a pure heart, sought righteousness
and died with a good name, our teacher Menashe son of our teacher Meir
Zusha, died 10 Kislev in the year 5679 [14 November 1918]
by the abbreviated era
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
[The upper sect...
An open cabinet filled with books is the symbol of a learned man.

 Here lies. Here, under this mound, this gravestone is a witness…..
An open cabinet...

...
Here lies a man who loved the Torah, our teacher and rabbi 
Yosef [Joseph] Dawid [David] son of Reb Baruch
Fielko from the city of Divin/Dywin  [Belarus]   
died 9 Kislev 5674 [9 December 1913]
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
Here lies a man...
Here lies buried a beloved and respected yeshiva student, a scholar
distinguished 
 in the Lord’s Torah, feared God since his youth,
our teacher and rabbi Dow [Dov] Berish son of Reb Eliezer Lipa
HaCohen from Sejny [Synee in Yiddish]
died with a good name on the thirtieth of the month of Kislev 5669
[24 December 1908]
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
Here lies burie...
A stone fragment for a woman – Mrs. Sara [Sure]……
A stone fragmen...
A double stone. On the right side – A plant of delight, surely he is the
unfortunate, the upright, honest and praised yeshiva student ,
all who know him will carry in lamentation, they will shout
bitterly for he died in his youth, was loyal, pious, and innocent,
a friend to the righteous, the prominent young man, the
pious our teacher Moshe Gershon son of our teacher Yosef
[Joseph] May his light shine died with a good name 20
Adar 5634 [9 March 1874] by the abbreviated era 
On the left side -  Here lies a man upright and honest who followed
the commandments and   
  studied under the sages 
, supported the poor with
kindness, held the hands of those who studied the Torah according to his capability,
 was charitable and benevolence , surely he is the pious scholar our teacher
and rabbi Yakov [Jacob] son of Reb Menachem of blessed memory
died 5 Tishrei [ the remainder is covered by a tree trunk]
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
A double stone....
Here lies a woman respected and modest, gave from her bread
and her water to the hungry, Mrs. Dina daughter of the rabbi
Rabbi Avraham [Abraham] Bezalel [Calel, Calka] wife of Reb Yisrael [Srul]
Chaim [Haim] HaCohen slaughterer and examiner and a
community leader….[the remainder is missing]
Here lies a wom...
.....died 9 Tevet 56[74]

Michal Hoppenfeld died 7 Jan 1914  at the age of 36 years. Peace to his ashes.
.....died 9 Tev...
…the young man upright and honest, God-fearing, followed
the Lord’s way and enjoyed the labor of his hands all the
days of his life, traded with trust and
honesty,  our teacher and rabbi Yisrael [Srul] Dow [Dov]
son of Reb Shemuel Baruch Silberberg [Zilberberg[
died 16 Av 5673  [19 August 1913] 
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
 Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
…the youn...
…[son/daughter of] Yakov [Jacob] Yitzchak [Icchok]  
died 12 Nisan 5688  [2 April 1928] 
May his/her soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
 Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
…[son/dau...
Here lies.
We will cry bitterly and lament our great loss, the death
of our beloved mother, a woman modest and graceful, 
righteous in her deeds and honest in her ways, a God-fearing woman
of valor, Mrs. Hendil Reizel [Reisel] daughter of our teacher…[the
remainder is missing] Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
Here lies. We ...
A woman who fears the Lord is to be praised* 
Here lies 

*A quote from Proverbs 31:30 – “Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; 
       but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised”.
A woman who fea...
A woman who fears the Lord is to be praised* 
Here lies.

*A quote from Proverbs 31:30 – “Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; 
       but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised”.
A woman who fea...
Each eye will pour a river of tears for the death of my modest 
and important mother, was engaged in charitable work,
 supported the widows and the orphans, Mrs. Rachel [Ruchel]
Leah [Leja] daughter of our teacher Meir, died 28 Elul in the year
5677  [15 September 1917]
by the abbreviated era 

May her soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
 Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net
Each eye will p...