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Here lies an elderly scholar the famous ? 
The crown of good name. 
Died 15 Tevet 5671 [5 January 1911] 
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life 
Our teacher and rabbi Yosef [Joseph] Zev son of the pious 
our teacher and rabbi Avraham [Abraham] Shemuel.
God-fearing, studied the Torah days and nights, his trusted hands 
circumcised many boys, endangered his life to travel to far away places,
his good deeds and his kindness will speak for his soul, was rewarded 
and rewarded many with his pleasant prayers and ?, respected to the Lord 
with his throat and poured his heart ?, did not set time for prayers but
his qualities were like pearls and gold 
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net
Here lies an el...
Here lies a respected upright woman from a fine  
and valued family, has done good all her days, Ms. Brendil [Brandil] 
daughter of Reb Zev died  2 Adar 5661 [21 February 1901]
May her soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
Here lies a res...
Here lies an elderly scholar the famous ?    
The crown of good name. 
 Died 15 Tevet 5671 [5 January 1911] 
 May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life
Here lies an el...
Here lies our teacher and rabbi Avraham [Abraham] son of our teacher
the rabbi Yisrael [Israel] Shperber May he rest in peace.
Avraham returned to his place, died righteous and honest,
visited the sick and the poor, rose early mornings to go to the house
of prayers, read Tehilim [the Book of Psalms], died with a good reputation on the
 third intermediate day of Sukkot 5675 [18 Tishrei -9 October 1914]
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
Here lies our t...
Here lies our teacher and rabbi Avraham [Abraham] son of our teacher
the rabbi Yisrael [Israel] Shperber May he rest in peace.
Avraham returned to his place, died righteous and honest,
visited the sick and the poor, rose early mornings to go to the house
of prayers, read Tehilim [the Book of Psalms], died with a good reputation on the
 third intermediate day of Sukkot 5675 [18 Tishrei -9 October 1914]
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
Here lies our t...
A marker to a scholar’s soul, our teacher and rabbi Avraham
[Abraham] son of Reb Yisrael [Israel] Sheperber  May he rest in peace,
died with a good reputation on the third intermediate day of
Sukkot 5675 [18 Tishrei – 8 October 1914] May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
and his mother’s name was Sara [Sura, Sarah] Rivka [Rebbeca]
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
A marker to a s...
Here lies a man upright and honest who worshiped God,
pursued righteousness and was hospitable, Dawid [David]
used God’s wisdom in his ways and was buried in the 
city of Dawid, our teacher and rabbi Dawid son of Avraham
[Abraham] died 15 First Adar 5670 
by the abbreviated era  [24 February 1940]
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
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Here lies a man...
An acrostic poem spelling the name of the deceased  Mirel daughter
of Yechezkel 

Here will rest.
From the Efraty family. A young woman beloved and important, 
the crown glory of her sons, tender and pleasant with a strong heart,
left to the sighs of her orphaned sons, a daughter of generous people
with a rich soul and a righteous heart, honest and upright in her ways,
was charitable and supported the poor, all who knew her will remember
her righteousness and her purity, her sons will weep and cry for her
for she was taken at the middle of her lifetime, her soul rose to the heaven
of heavens, the important woman Mirle daughter
of our teacher Yechezkel May he rest in peace. 
From the city of Biecz? Died 18 Adar 5685 [14 March 1925]
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
An acrostic poe...
An acrostic poem spelling the name of the deceased  Mirel daughter
of Yechezkel 

Here will rest.
From the Efraty family. A young woman beloved and important, 
the crown glory of her sons, tender and pleasant with a strong heart,
left to the sighs of her orphaned sons, a daughter of generous people
with a rich soul and a righteous heart, honest and upright in her ways,
was charitable and supported the poor, all who knew her will remember
her righteousness and her purity, her sons will weep and cry for her
for she was taken at the middle of her lifetime, her soul rose to the heaven
of heavens, the important woman Mirle daughter
of our teacher Yechezkel May he rest in peace. 
From the city of Biecz? Died 18 Adar 5685 [14 March 1925]
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
An acrostic poe...
Here lies. A tombstone for woman honest and modest in her ways,
feared God all the days of her life, originated from a righteous stock,
Leah daughter of our teacher Eliezer died ? ? 5668 [1907/1908] 
May her soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
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Here lies. A to...
Here lies. Death snatched a young woman, a tender soul, pleasant and beloved,  
went to her resting place at the choice of her life and left her orphans to 
their sighs, surely she is the woman Mrs. Hana [Chana] daughter of
our teacher and rabbi Menachem Yisrael [Israel] died 27 Nisan 5670
[6 May 1910]  
May her soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
Here lies. Deat...
Here lies. Death snatched a young woman, a tender soul, pleasant and beloved,  
went to her resting place at the choice of her life and left her orphans to 
their sighs, surely she is the woman Mrs. Hana [Chana] daughter of
our teacher and rabbi Menachem Yisrael [Israel] died 27 Nisan 5670
[6 May 1910]  
May her soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
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Here lies. Deat...
Here lies an old man full of days, followed the righteous ways,
feared God all the days, our teacher and rabbi Moshe 
Moshe [Moses] Yosef [Joseph] son of our teacher and rabbi Zechariah
died 4 Tamuz 5670  [11 July 1910]
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
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Here lies an ol...
An acrostic poem spelling the name of the deceased Yosef [Joseph]

Here lies a man upright and honest in his deeds, his days were cut
at his prime, they shed tears like water for him,  they mourned and
praised him because his days ended, Mr. Yosef son of our teacher Avraham
[Abraham] HaCohen died 18 Tamuz 5680 [4 July 1920] 
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
An acrostic poe...
A woman modest and important Ms. Peril daughter of Zev died 17 Kislev 5680 [9 December 1919]
May her soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
A woman modest ...