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Jewish Cemeteries - Szczuczyn - pre 1945
Right tombstone dated 5643.
Right tombstone...
Postcard entitled  in German, Judischer Friedhof von Szczuczyn (Jewish cemetery in Szczyczyn).
Postcard entitl...
Women
Women's graves...
"Here lies the important woman, the married Channah Rivqeh May her soul rest in heaven widow of Rabbi Eli
"Here lies the ...
Grave of Rela Rozen. Date: 5686. Inscription arranged as an acrostic poem.
Grave of Rela R...
Upper register detail with twin birds flanking menorah
Upper register ...
"[acrostic poem] It is she, the woman, Rela Rozen, daughter of R. Yisrael Hacohen.  She died the 8th(?) day to the month of Adar 5686 as the abbreviated era. May her soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life."

Translated by Dr. Heidi M. Szpek, Ph.D. (szpekh@cwu.edu)
"[acrostic poem...