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…..died and buried on Tuesday 13 Nisan 5515 [25 March 1755]    
by the abbreviated era 
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
…..died a...
Left register

Here lies Yehudah [Judah] will rest in security
a man innocent and honest from a righteous ancestry 
surely he is HaRav R’ Yudah  son of HaRav R’Yosef
[Joseph] Yozel of blessed memory died on 10
Sivan 5548 by the abbreviated era [15 June 1788]
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
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Right register

Here lies the important modest woman Mrs. Beila [Beile]
daughter of HaRav R’ Moshe [Moses] HaLevi her soul left
for the heavens on the first day of the month of Tevet 5543 
by the abbreviated era [6 December 1782]
May her soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
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Left register ...
Here lies 
The holy Rabbi, the chief, the honorable rabbi Rabbi Avraham
[Abraham] son of the rabbi Rabbi Moshe [Moses] May the memory
of the righteous be of a blessing, was buried on Monday 19  Tishrei 5193 by the abbreviated era.   
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
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Here lies The...
And Yitschak [Yitschak, Icchok] left to walk in the field 
and found his place in the Lord’s holy garden,  engaged in the Torah,  
son of our teacher and rabbi Rabbi Meir from Hamburg 
left us to our sighs, died 
at midnight and was buried on the next day on the eve of the Holy Sabbath,  
the first day of the month of Adar 5504  [Friday 14 February 1744]
by the abbreviated era  
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
And Yitschak [Y...
……son of our teacher the rabbi R’ Aharon [Aaron] of bless memory
died on Tuesday and buried on Wednesday 19 Iyar 5502 by the abbreviated era  
[23 May 1742] May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
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……s...
A double stone for a father and son.

The right register:  Here lies an honest charitable man 
 who was good in his actions, supported and instructed, 
the honorable rabbi Yechezkel son of Reb Avraham [Abraham]
Katz of blessed memory, died was buried on Sunday 9 Nisan  
5545 [20 March 1785] by the abbreviated era [the remainder is missing] 

The left register:  Here lies the important young man who walked
in the way of integrity, the honorable Mr. Avraham [Abraham]
 son of HaRav Yechezkel Katz of blessed memory, died and
buried on Thursday 25 Second Adar in the year 5548
[3 April 1788] by the abbreviated era  
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
A double stone ...
Here lies a woman of valor who has done good deeds,  of good qualities,
modest in her words and inher actions, had a pleasant soul like a daughter of a 
king, her soul left for the heavens because she followed the
righteous path and observed the laws,    
surely she is Sara daughter of HaRav Yosef [Joseph]
Halevi, 
died and was buried on Sunday 5 Second Adar 5546 by the abbreviated era  
[5 March 1786]
May her soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
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Here lies a wom...
Here lies a lovely boy Tzvi [Zvi,Zwi,Cwi]  son   
our teacher the rabbi Meir died and was buried on
Thursday 19 Kislev 5542 by the abbreviated era  
[6 December 1781]
Here lies a lov...
An acrostic poem spelling the name Avraham.  

 
Here lies a trustworthy man honest in his ways,  engaged in the Torah and in good deed…
…..from a righteous stock….all of his family… Avraham [Abraham] son of HaRav ? Naftali Hersh
? of blessed memory died on the second day of Elul 5511 [23 August 1751] by the abbreviated era
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
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An acrostic poe...
…… died on Thursday 28 Menachem Av in the year
5559 By the abbreviated era [29 August 1799] 
May his/her soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
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…… ...
Here lies
an important woman modest in her words and pleasant in her ways,   
Mrs. Hendil daughter of our teacher the rabbi Zev Wolf Offenheim, died 
and was buried on 12 First Adar 5559 [17 February 1799] by the abbreviated era
May her soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
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Here lies an i...
Here lies
an  important woman, was modest in her speech and pleasant
in her ways, her soul rose the heavens, Mindel daughter of HaRav
Tzvi [Zvi,Zwi,Cwi]  Hirsh [Hersh] of blessed memory,
died and buried on 27 Shevat 5523 [10 February 1763]
by the abbreviated era  
May her soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
Here lies an ...
Here lies.
Was careful and quick in the Lord’s work,
strained his voice to the Lord in the heavens,  
worked with his throat evening, morning and noon,
surely he is the elderly HaRav R’ Zev Wolf
son of the late HaRav Shemuel of blessed memory, 
a cantor of the holy community Weinberg, died on     Passover eve [14 Nisan – 27 March 1793]
and was buried on Thursday on the first day of Passover
5553 
by the abbreviated era. 
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life.  
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Here lies. Was...
Here lies.
Surely he is the prominent honorary rabbi Leizer
son of the honorary rabbi Avraham [Abraham] of
blessed memory died and was buried on Friday
on the eve of the holy Sabbath, on the eve of the new month 
of First Adar 5551 by the abbreviated era [30 Shevat – 4 February 1791]
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
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Here lies. Sur...
Here lies
a trustworthy man of many good deeds, known for his good name …
was upright .....  kindhearted and helped the poor… was honest and God-fearing,    
HaRav Yoel son of the late HaRav Haim [Chaim] of blessed memory in the world
to come,
died and was buried with a good reputation on the first day of the month of Adar 5536 
[21 February 1776] by the abbreviated era
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life.  
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Here lies a tr...
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