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An acrostic poem spelling the name of the deceased Asher Zelig [Written under the crown] The crown of good name [the lions of Judah are on each side] 28 Tamuz 5673 [2 August 1913] May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
An acrostic poe...		Acrostic poem spelling the name of the deceased Asher Zelig. Written under the crown - The crown of good name. 28 Tamuz 5673 [2 August 1913] May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life. Here lies a man respected by his family and his community, fell ill when he was old and feeble, willed his heart to do good deeds and to be merciful, was careful to ? and gave from his bread to the poor, was engaged in philanthropy with confidence, did not turn from the truth and did not go back on his promises..... [The remainder is illegible] Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
Acrostic poem s...		[Under the right crown] The crown of the Torah [under the left crown] the crown of priesthood [The hands held in benediction are the symbol of the Cohens] Here lies Mr. Tzvi [Tsvi,Zwi,Cwi] Hirsh [Hersh] son of the teacher Mordechi Yitzchak [Yitschak, Icchok] of blessed memory Died 23 Shevat 5679 [24 January 1919] May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life Everyone is shouting and moaning because one of the holy righteous was taken away, grief and sigh broke their hearts, at the age of sixty six, his simple good deeds.... [the remainder is below ground] Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
[Under the righ...		"Beloveds in life and in their death they will not be divided" - upper inscription. Amazing double tombstone, exquisite bas relief symbol and inscription. Scholar at right; perhaps wife at left.
"Beloveds in li...		Here lies A man honest and upright who dealt with trust all of his days, his home was wide open and he willingly paid tuition for his sons to raise them on the Torah, this is the man Moshe Baruch son of Reb Reuven [Ruben] died 26 Heshvan in the year 5692 [6 November 1931] May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
Here lies A ma...
Left register of dual tombstone
Left register o...		The crown symbolizes the "good" name and the crown of the Torah
The crown symbo...		Right register of dual tombstone Moshe son of Tzvi Died 5618 [1857/1858]
Right register ...		A man old and full of days who enjoyed the labor of his hands all of his life, was upright and charitable and did not cheat, the scholar, our teacher the rabbi Mordechai Moshe son of Reb Avraham [Avraham] Yitzchak [Yitschak, Icchok] HaLevi died 24 First Adar 5684 [29 February 1924] by the abbreviated era May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
A man old and f...		Here lies . A man respected and loved by people, old and full of days who reached the age of eighty, acted and behave with simplicity, traveled regularly to the righteous of the world, gave a lot of his money to charity, his good deeds will be remembered, our teacher Naftali son of our teacher Avraham [Abraham] of blessed memory grandson of the righteous rabbi Yakov Kopel from Laukuva of blessed memory died 5 Nisan 5622 [5 April 1862] May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life
Here lies . A ...
"Here lies a man, the scholar ..."
"Here lies a ma...		Here lies. A man passed away. Enjoyed the labor of his hands all of his days, our teacher and rabbi Yehiel [Yechiel] Mechil [Michael] son of our teacher and rabbi Moshe [Moses] died 25 Kislev 5686 [12 December 1925] May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
Here lies. A m...		"Here lies a modest and pious woman ... the married daughter of ? Josef"
"Here lies a mo...		Here lies a beloved honest and upright man respected in the boundaries of the heavens….. for his good deeds Avraham [Abraham] Dov son of our teacher Arye [Ari] HaCohen died 24 Tammuz 5676 [25 July 1916] May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
Here lies a bel...		Here lies a modest and pious woman pleasant in her ways, the famous Ms. Hana [Chana] daughter of the famous late scholar, our teacher and rabbi Yosef [Joseph] Krakor, died nine days to the month of Shevat in the year 5543 [12 January 1783] by the abbreviated era May her soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
Here lies a mod...
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