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Estera Yehudit Klajner.

Here lies a woman respected and important, modest and God-fearing,
the respected Mrs. Estera Yehudit daughter of Reb Shuel of blessed memory,
died at the age of 77 years
on 28 Nisan 5688 
 [18 April 1928]
 May her soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life.  
 Translated by (smages@comcast.net)
 B.P. Estera Klajner.
Estera Yehudit ...
An acrostic poem spelling the name of the deceased Rajzla daughter of Avraham Leib.
Rajzla  Igelberg from the Wajner family, wife of Reb Matil May his light shine.
Please see our great crisis, the day is gloomy and dark, many will mourn our pain with
streams of bitter tears, her pure soul rose to the heavens, her husband and her
sons will mourn her with sadness, they will cry non-stop,
a merciful compassionate mother, a daughter of a good family and honest ancestry, tender and
delicate, virtues and pious, guided her home with righteousness and trust,  
her pure soul will reside in the heaves and will be rewarded for her good deeds, always poured her soul
to the heaves, May she rest in peace. [part of the last row is missing in the photo].
May her soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life.  
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An acrostic poe...
Grosman Sura Fajga
Grosman Sura Fa...
Dawrish Golemberg
Dawrish Golembe...
Woe! Your mother and your family will mourn you because you were
plucked at your prime, how pleasant were your deeds. Ah! The maiden Miss.
Bajla Hendeles daughter of Reb Tzvi of blessed memory, died at the age of 23
years on 13 First Adar 5689
[23 February 1929]
May her soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
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Woe! Your mothe...
Woe! Our crown has fallen when our beloved humble mother died, a woman
worthy and modest, God-fearing, respected and honest to her friends,
modest and praised for her deeds to the poor, Miss Yota Golda daughter
of Reb Meshulam of blessed memory, died  
on 12 First Adar 5689
[22 February 1929]
May her soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
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Woe! Our crown ...
Cypa Fefer.  
The righteousness of this woman is known in the gates, extended
her hands to help bitter souls, guided her sons to follow the honest path,
has done a lot of good during her life. Ah! Her sons mourn her
bitterly, the husband mourns with sadness the wife who organized
his home day and night, her sons decorate her grave like plants, they
are screaming - where is our mother the mistress of our home, our
mother went down to her grave before she raised us,  our sadness is
great because she left us to our sighs, her memory is carved in our hearts for
eternity, when the end she will rise from among the sleeping, 
the merits of her righteousness will protect her sons for eternity,
died at the age of 50 years on the first day of the month of Second Adar
5689 [13 March 1929]
May her soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
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Cypa Fefer. ...
Rojza Zajde . 
Here lies. Passers by please see and look at the marker, Alas! Her end came and
 she died before her time, her offspring and her husband will cry with affliction,
a woman modest and honest in all of her deeds, guided her sons in the ways of
the Torah, her hands gave gifts to the poor in secret, her praise will shorten the ?,
all who know her testify that she died with a good name, five
and sixty were the years of her life, her merits will protect us to the end of time,
died at the age of 65 years on 15 First Adar  
 5689
[25 February 1929]
May her soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
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Rojza Zajde . ...
R
R' Nuta/Nusen/N...
Moshe Yeshayahu Poznawski. A marker to the soul of our modest father, an qualified offspring of the Torah and, obeyed God’s commandments, righteous in all of his deeds,
 lived humbly according to his believes, was modest in all of his qualities,  
Reb Moshe Yeshayahu son of Reb Mordechai Dov/Dow of blessed memory.
Passed away on 7 Kislev 5683 [27 November 1922].
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
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Moshe Yeshayahu...
Reb Dawid Nelkenbaum. Here lies a man pious and God-fearing,
followed the humble path, sought righteousness and was honest,
respected and loved, our teacher and rabbi Dawid/David son of
Reb Izrael Icek May his light shine. Died at the age of 47 years
of 3 Nisan 5682 [1 April 1922]
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
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Reb Dawid Nelke...
An open cabinet filled with books is the symbol of a learned man.  
Reb Dawid Nelkenbaum.
An open cabinet...
On the right side – Reb Yehoshua Ginzberg/Ginsberg. 
Here lies a trustworthy man from a noble family.
Old and full of days, willed God’s Torah all of his days,
behaved with righteousness and negotiated with trust, was merciful
and respected his rabbis, our teacher and rabbi Yehoshua son of
Reb Haim Yehudah May the memory of the righteous be of a blessing,
was one of the first Hasid of the rabbi Rabbi Simcha Bunim of Peshischa*
and was also buried in his Ohel. Grandson of the rabbi Rabbi Haim
Ginsberg president of the court of the holy community of  
Płock [Plotzk in Yiddish]. Died at the age of 80 years
on Purim 5682 [14 First Adar -  14 March 1922]
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life. 
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simcha_Bunim_of_Peshischa 

On the left side – Reb Aba/Abe Gincberg/Ginzberg. The head of our family was
taken from us, a man with a beloved soul, was loved by all who knew him, 
grew on the lap of the Torah, always followed the trustworthy path, upright and honest,
Reb Aba son of Reb Yehoshua of blessed memory, died at the age of 69 years on
5 Shevat 5694 [21 January 1934]
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life.  


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On the right si...
Here lies Yehiel Majer /Meir Kuliński.  
Here found rest a man respected and beloved. Studied the Torah all of his days,
a prominent righteous, sheltered with the holy, left behind him an honest generation.
Reb Yehiel Majer son of Reb Avraham HaLevi of blessed memory, grandson of the
holy rabbi Rabbi Peivel Sheraga from Mszczonów [Amshinov in Yiddish],
died at the age of  76 years on
the sixth day of Elul 5687 [3 September 1927]
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life.  
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Here lies Yehie...
Kalonymus? Kalmish Horowicz. Here lies the genious rabbi ? Kalman a righteous judge in Lodz ? ? , ? the writer of “Maor Vashemesh” ? the righteous rabbi the
Admor [title of a Hassidic rabbi] ? Moshe “Simchat Olam” ? ?
May the memory of the righteous be of a blessing. Died on 10
Sivan 5681 [16 June 1921]
at the age of sixty years. All the members of your community from…
[the remainder is illegible]
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Kalonymus? Kalm...