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Amalie Kochne maiden Goldstein d. 13.05.1848

The woman Miriam wife of Reb Shalom Haim HaCohen was born
12 Tishrei 5571 by the abbreviated era [10 October 1810]
and died 10 Iyar 5608 by the abbreviated era [13 May 1848]
May her soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life 
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
Amalie Kochne m...
An acrostic poem spelling the name of the deceased Yosef [Joseph]

...here on earth with…..surely he is a man with a beloved soul 
who sought righteousness and benevolence, was plucked at the prime of
his life, the honorable Yosef son of HaRav Haim [Chaim] Hersch of blessed
memory died 18 Elul 5595 [12 September 1835]  
by the abbreviated era May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life. 
Translated by  (smages@comcast.net)
An acrostic poe...
Here lies   
our crown glory was buried in the ground,  
his dust was returned to the earth, 
his honest deeds will testify for him, sought righteousness
and benevolence all of his days, there he will receive the payment
for his good deeds, surely he is Tzvi [Zvi,Zwi,Cwi] son of ?
died on the eve of the month of Iyar 5603 [30 Nisan – 30 April 1843]   
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
Here lies o...
Hirsch Selig Seliger

Here lies an old man full of days surely he is the beloved honorable rabbi
Hirsch Seliger his soul left for the heavens on 9 Elul 5614
[2 September 1854]
by the abbreviated era May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life 
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
Hirsch Selig Se...
Hirsch Seliger

 Here lies an old man full of days surely he is the beloved honorable rabbi
Hirsch Seliger his soul left for the heavens on 9 Elul 5614
[2 September 1854]
by the abbreviated era May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life 
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
Hirsch Seliger ...
Hirsch Seliger
Hirsch Seliger...
Mofes Magnus Cohn d. 1873?
Mofes Magnus Co...
Alias Friedmann d. 12.07.1867
Alias Friedmann...
Alias Friedmann d. 12.07.1867
Alias Friedmann...
Here lies the righteous, our teacher and rabbi Eliya [Eliyahu] son of Reb S. [or M.] Fridmann
a community leader of the holy community of Schottland 
climbed to the heavens on the night of 9 Tamuz 5627
[12 July 1867] by the abbreviated
era at the age of seventy eight 
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
Here lies the r...
[The upper part of the stone is broken off] …with a bitter voice…..and left her three
sons when she passed, she spread her wings and left for the heavens
and her body was entombed here in a grave, she answered to a
voice calling rise ?  May her soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)



Bertha Lichtenstein d. 1847
[The upper part...
Here lies the important beloved woman, was the glory of her husband
and her sons, Mrs. Malcha  daughter of Reb Chaim [Haim] wife of Reb ? Tzvi [Zwi,Cwi], died  on ? Adar 5606 
[ Feb/March 1846]by the abbreviated era
May her soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
Here lies the i...
Suse Kofenbluth d. 1862
Suse Kofenbluth...
[The upper section is covered with moss] …son of the important man Reb Michael 
died on Friday 28 Heshvan 5623 [21 November 1862] 
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 acrostic poem spelling the name of the deceased Yitschak [Icchok].

Here lies. A beloved soul simple in his manners,   
served as a Cohen with righteousness according to the rules,
 important and honest with pure reverence, 
 light as an eagle, went to the synagogue in the morning and in the evening, surely he is a God-fearing honest man, the honorable Yitschak son of the honorable
Mordechai Katz of blessed memory, died on the night of the holy Sabbath 7  Kislev [6 December 1845] and was buried on Sunday the eight of the month 5606 [7 December]   by the abbreviated era
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
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An acrostic poe...