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Reb Pintshe/Pinkus Berman.
Our faces darkened from our crisis, the light of our eyes is missing.
Woe to us, our father died!  Humble and pious a truthful man, your
qualities shined all of your life, you sought righteousness and benevolence
and your name was known. Mr. Pinchas Eliezer son of Reb Avraham Yosef 
of blessed memory, died on 6 Ma Heshvan 5687 [14 October 1926]
at the age of 72 years.
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life.  
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Reb Pintshe/Pin...
Elyakim Getzil Golomb. Here lies a beloved wise soul, was trusted
at all time, studied the Torah all of his days.
He is the pious, our teacher and rabbi Elyakim Getzil
son of Reb Izrael/Yisrael of blessed memory,
died at the age of 42 years on 21 Adar    
5678 [23 February 1918].  
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life.  
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Elyakim Getzil ...
Here lies Reb Yedidia Grinberg of blessed memory. 
Here was buried a prominent Torah scholar  ,  
worshiped God truthfully, engaged in the Torah and in piety for the
sanctification of God’s name, Reb Yedidia son of the rabbi R’
Dow Berish May the memory of the righteous be of a blessing,
a judge and teacher in Tuszyn [Tushin in Yiddish], grandson
of the holy rabbi R
Here lies Reb Y...
Gerszon Nachum Jeruzalimski  from Kalisz [Kalish in Yiddish].
Here lies a man upright and honest, feared God all of his days and 
sheltered with the righteous, the prominent pious
our teacher and rabbi Gerszon Nachum
son of Reb Meir of blessed memory,
died at the age of 65 years on 4 Iyar     
5677 [26 April 1917]  
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life.  
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Gerszon Nachum ...
From right to left:
Reb Izrael Maliniak.
Here lies our teacher and rabbi Reb Izrael son of Reb Dow/Dov of blessed
memory. Lived in the city of Siemiatycze May God protect and preserve it,
and died here in Lodz on Friday on the eve of the Holy Sabbath
24 Elul 5676 [22 September 1916].
Feared God and was righteous. Returned to the heavens for his
everlasting rest. Pulled apart from me for eternity. Our highly praised 
father. To enter his soul to heavenly rest. This tombstone will be a memorial to his
good name, his honor and his glory. 

Reb Szlama/Shlomo Maliniak. Your soul returned to the heaves to reside in heavenly
rest, praised for his pleasant manners, he is our beloved upright father,
the God-fearing pious scholar, our teacher and rabbi Szlama son of Reb Dow/Dov of blessed
memory from Ostrowiec. Died on 23 Tamuz 5685 [15 July 1925]
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life.  


Reb Yisrael/Izrael Kimelman.
A marker to a prized soul. Here lies a God-fearing noble man, the scholar our teacher
Yisrael son of Reb Shmuel Yehudah of blessed memory, son-in-law of the
genius the righteous Baruch Tzvi Rosenblum/Rozenblum May the memory of the righteous be of a blessing, 
head of the rabbinical court of the
holy community of Piotrków. Died with a good name of 19 Tevet 5678
[3 January 1918]
by the abbreviated era at the age of 59 years…[the remainder is illegible]
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From right to l...
Reb Berel Zajbert. Here lies an old man with a beloved soul,
a respected man in the city, negotiated with trust
and toiled with the Torah and with good deeds all of his days,
studied with the wise and has done all that he could to benefit
the poor, was charitable and supported the hands of the needy
in secret, was righteous, was humble, Reb Dove Berel 
son of Reb Pinchas of blessed memory,
died with a good name at the age of 75 years on 16
Mar Heshvan 5678 [1 November 1917]
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Reb Berel Zajbe...

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Zalman Miler
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The stone on the ground Natan Neta Baharjer .
The next stone to the left Reb Avraham Shonberg and to its left
Mendel Wolf [Menachem Zev ]Jerozolimski.
The stone on th...
Avraham Shonberg
Avraham Shonber...
Reb Mendel Wolf Jerozolimski. Here lies a man who studied the Torah
day and night and was engaged in “Bikur cholim” (visiting the sick*).
He is the prominent righteous, our teacher and rabbi Menachem Zev 
son of Reb Reffael Pinchas HaCohen of blessed memory,
died on 5 Adar    
5678 [17 February 1918]  
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life.  
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* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bikur_cholim
Reb Mendel Wolf...
Reb Eliezer/Luzer Prywes of blessed memory.
Here lies Reb Eliezer son of Reb Menachem Mendel HaLevi
Prywes, died on 16 Menachem Av   
5678 by the abbreviated era.  [25 July 1918]  
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life.  
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Reb Eliezer/Luz...
Reb Chaim Wolf Rozen/Rosen. Here lies an old upright man, studied the Torah all of his days,
pure-hearted and praised for his actions, feared God and obeyed his commandments, 
He is the respected teacher and rabbi Chaim Zev son of Reb Yakov Shalom
HaCohen of blessed memory,
died at the age of 72 years on 14 Kislev  
5681 [25 November 1920].  
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life.  
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Reb Chaim Wolf ...
An open cabinet filled with books is the symbol of a learned man.
The missing book represent the deceased. 
Aron Fuks. Here lies an old man full of days, studied the Torah all of his days,
sought righteousness and was humble, left behind him an honest generation.
He is the pious teacher and rabbi Aron/Aharon son of Reb Yisrael/Izrael
Yehudah of blessed memory,
died at the age of 82 years on the second day of the month of Tamuz 
5684 [4 July 1924] by the abbreviated era.
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
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An open cabinet...