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Reb Moszek Gerszon Moszkowicz
Woe! Our souls will cry in secret for the death of our
beloved upright father, turned from evil and worshiped God,
negotiated with trust all of his life and gathered with the righteous,
Reb Moszek [Moshe] Gerszon son of Abram [Avraham]
of blessed memory died 2 Mar Heshvan 5692  
[13 October 1931] at the age of 62 years.
 May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
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Reb Moszek Gers...
Reb Henoch Bornsztajn  
 Here lies a pious man, followed the righteous path, important, honest,
and kind-hearts, people liked his calmed soul,    
 Reb Henoch son of Haim Yehudah of blessed memory died 15 Tevet 5691 at the age of
[4 January 1931] 59 years 
 May his  soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
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Reb Henoch Born...
An acrostic poem spelling the name of the deceased Mordechai Yehudah son of Zev.
 
 Reb Mordechai [Mordka] Yehudah [Idel] Szpiro.
I shed bitter tears for the wrongful death of my beloved orphaned father,
my heart was sad when my crown glory was taken,
I sit in hiding,
May his pure soul find rest and may it bound in the bond of life and Amen.
God found an honest soul with Yehudah, also pure, loved and clear.
 Reb Mordechai Yehudah son of Yeshaya Zev of blessed memory
died on the eve of the holy Sabbath 2 Mar Heshvan 5691 [Saturday 24 October 1930]
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An acrostic poe...
Reb. Dawid Hersz [Hersh] Jakubowicz.
Here lies buried an important honest man, walked
in the way of integrity, the beloved and respected,
our teacher and rabbi Dawid Tzvi [Zwi,Cwi] son of
Reb Fajwel of blessed memory, died at the age of 70 years on
8 Tevet 5690 [8 January 1930]

May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life…..  
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Reb. Dawid Hers...
An acrostic poem spelling the name of the deceased Dow [Dov]

Reb Beryl Wolberg   
Honest in his ways, a wise man, worked for
God with trust, always gathered with the righteous,
Reb Dow son of Reb Yehudah [Jehuda] Lejbush [Leib]
of blessed memory, grandson of the great rabbi Rabbi Moshe
Eliezer of blessed memory, died at the age of 54 years on
10 to the month of Iyar 5695
[13 May 1935]
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life…..  
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An acrostic poe...
Abram [Avraham] Aron [Aaron] Goldberg.
 
Here lies buried a man honest and upright, was God-fearing
all of his life, engaged in the Torah and was trustworthy, the
kind-hearted pious, our teacher and rabbi Abram Aron son of
Reb Sheraga Faibush [Fejwel] of blessed memory, died on 3 Elul 5695
[1 September 1935]
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life…..  
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Abram [Avraham]...
The young man Noech Halevi
a  Horowicz man. 
Was plucked while still in his prime at the age of 
17 years, suffered from pain all of his days
and received them with love. The young man Noech
son of Reb Haim Halevi of blessed memory,
 died on 10 Sivan 5692  
[14 June 1932]
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life…..  
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The young man N...
Reb Yehudah [Jehuda] Arye Wojdysławski  
Here lies buried a pious honest man, followed the
righteous path, was engaged in the Torah and in work all
of his days, supported the poor with all of their needs, 
the days of his life were 61 years, sheltered with the
righteous, the God-fearing our teacher and rabbi Yehudah Arye
son of Reb Yehoshua of blessed memory, died with a good name
on the Holy Sabbath 5 Iyar 5697 [16 April 1937]
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life…..  
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Reb Yehudah [Je...
Reb Yitzchak [Icek] Majer [Meir] Najhauz.
Here lies our beloved father, the crown of our heads,
a beloved respected man, Reb Yitzchak Majer son of
Reb Yehudah Elimelch HaCohen of blessed memory, died
at the age of 52 years on 5 Tevet 5695 [11 December 1934]
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life…..  
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Reb Yitzchak [I...
Woe! Our crown of our heads has fallen.
 Abram Jakób [Yakov] Szpigel.
Here lies buried Abram Jakób son of 
the late Zev [Wolf] of blessed memory 
Szpigel, Oh for those who are lost and can’t be replaced,
our beloved humble father, followed God’s path all of his life,
drew away from telling a lie, loved people mostly those who
were younger then him, gave from his money to the poor
and the needy, his acquaintances will praise him and 
tell of his deeds,
left his trade and stuck to the Torah, jumped like a deer to
obey her will,….died…..in the year 5694 [1933/34]
by the abbreviated era………..

May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life…..  
 
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Woe! Our crown ...
Reb Menachem HaCohen Zytenfeld.
Oh! Those who know him will cry bitterly, a
man excellent in his deeds was taken from us, 
struggled in his work and in prayers, directed
his sons in the Torah’s path, Reb Menachem
son of Reb Tzvi [Zwi,Cwi]  
HaCohen of blessed memory,
died at the age of 82 years on 15 Heshvan 5698
[20 October 1937]
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
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Reb Menachem Ha...
The young man Jakow [Yakov] Koniarski.
Oh! The crisis is as great as the ocean with the
death of our lovely son, God-fearing, followed the honest 
path, the young man Jakow son of R’ Shimshon May his light shine, 
died at the age of 10 years on 25 Second Adar 5692 [2 April 1932]
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
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The young man J...
The motif of a broken branch or tree stump often signifies someone who died young. 
The young man Azriel Yitzchak [Icek] Mokowski.
Woe! Our souls will cry in secret for our darling was taken from us,
our son the beloved young man, knowledgeable in the Torah and
God-fearing, from the students ? ? the honorable Azriel Yitzchak   son of Reb Yechezkel May his light shine, died at the age of 18 years on 10 First Adar 5692 [7 February 1932]
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
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The motif of a ...
The motif of a broken branch or tree stump often signifies someone who died young. 
  
Szlama [Shlom] Arye Lajb [Leib] Fabisiak/Fibushak.
Dreadful is the calamity great is the crisis,
was led to his grave tender in years, studied the Lord’s 
Torah and desired her commandments, of good
qualities, superior in his manners, Reb Szlama Arye Lajb
son of the rabbi Hirszka May his light shine,
died with a good name at the age of 18 years
on 26 Shevat 5692 [3 February 1932]
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
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The motif of a ...
Hersh Majer [Meir] Olstein
Oh! Our crisis is as great as the ocean,
was taken to his grave tender in years,
the educated young man excellent in his
qualities, engaged in the Torah and
studied it all of his days, Tzvi [Zwi,Cwi] 
Majer son of Reb Efraim of blessed memory
and grandson of Reb Mordechay Frankfurter  
of blessed memory, died 12 Tevet 5693 
[10 January 1933]

May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
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Hersh Majer [Me...