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The motif of a broken tree stump signifies someone who died young.
The motif of a ...
May his/her soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life
May his/her sou...
...died ?Av 5661 by the abbreviated era [July/Aug. 1901]
May her soul be bound in the bond of life
...died ?Av 566...
A stone fragment for a woman -  candles appear on the graves of women, as in Judaism it is their duty to light the sabbath candles and to bless them.
A stone fragmen...
An open cabinet filled with books is the symbol of a learned man. The crown signifies the Torah and the good name.

Here lies.
An open cabinet...
Here lies Altner? son of ?   
May his light shine. May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life.  
Died and was buried on 4 Nisan 5660 [3 April 1900]  by the abbreviated era.
His father and his mother carry in lamentation
for their only son, the love of their souls 
but he left them to their sighs. 
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
Here lies Altne...
Here lies Altner? son of ?   
May his light shine. May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life.  
Died and was buried on 4 Nisan 5660 [3 April 1900]  by the abbreviated era.
His father and his mother carry in lamentation
for their only son, the love of their souls 
but he left them to their sighs. 
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
Here lies Altne...
The broken candle tipped downwards is the symbol of death, of the light of life being extinguished. 
The lion, king of the animals, symbolizes strength and power


Here lies Altner? son of ?   
May his light shine. 
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life.
The broken cand...
Our teacher and rabbi ? ? son of Zev Wolf of blessed memory.
Died and was buried 16 Shevat 5655 [10 February 1895]
An old man full of days…[the remainder is missing] 
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
Our teacher and...
Our teacher and rabbi ? ? son of Zev Wolf of blessed memory.
Our teacher and...
Died and was buried 16 Shevat 5655 [10 February 1895]
An old man full of days…[the remainder is missing] 
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
Died and was bu...
Here lies the young man Dawid [David] Hirsh [Hersh] son of the honorable rabbi Shelomo Leib May his light shine.   Talmud Bavli ? ?  
Died and was buried 24 Elul 5690 [17 September 1930].
[The remainder is missing] Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
Here lies the y...
Here lies the young man Dawid [David] Hirsh [Hersh] son of the honorable rabbi Shelomo Leib May his light shine.   Talmud Bavli ? ?  
Died and was buried 24 Elul 5690 [17 September 1930].
[The remainder is missing] Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
Here lies the y...
A trustworthy respected man, was honest all of his days and
followed the righteous path, he is HaRav  
Yitzchak [Icchok] son of Reb David [Dawid] of blessed memory
died 29 Mar Heshvan in the year 56?? 
by the abbreviated era
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
A trustworthy r...
….a modest [woman] ….in all of her deeds, Woe that she was
cut from us at the choice of her life, surely she is the beloved
Ms. …[the remainder is missing] Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
….a modes...