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Here lies a man upright and honest, a plain man dwelt in tents*.  engaged
in good deed all of his life and taught the Torah to the Jewish community,
this is his name, our teacher and rabbi Moshe son of our teacher and rabbi
Eliezer….[the remainder is below ground]
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*Genesis 25:2
Here lies a man...
Died on Wednesday 11 Elul 5582 [28 August 1822]
by the abbreviated era. I will carry with bitter lamentation
and wail in mourning, I will shout bitterly because
my crown glory has fallen, and the words of my roaring will
melt in anger for the one who was overpowered by the Torah, 
I am distraught in my complaint, and will moan*
for the death of the eminent Torah scholar because he never
moved from the foundations of the Halacha [Jewish religious laws] 
our teacher and rabbi R’ Shaul son of the 
eminent scholar, our teacher and rabbi R’ Elhanan
HaCohen
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life.  
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*The book of Psalms 55:3 Attend unto me, and hear me; I am distraught in my complaint, and will moan;
Died on Wednesd...
Died ? ? 5628[1867/68] Here lies a man upright and honest…
God-fearing…. our teacher and rabbi Yehudah
son of Yisrael…..
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Died ? ? 5628[1...

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Died ? ? 5628 [1867/68]
Here lies a man upright and honest…. Yehudah
son of Yisrael…. 
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Died ? ? 5628 [...
Died 21 Iyar 5658 [13 May 1898]
Was compassionate and respected his rabbis, was merciful and
sought kindness, our teacher
Shimon son of the eminent scholar
Moshe Chaim/Haim
May his soul be bound in the bond of life.  
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Died 21 Iyar 56...
Died 23 Iyar 5637 [20 May 1873]
Here lies the scholar, eminent in the Torah, studied and praised ? ? the
holy of the land,
our teacher Moshe son of our teacher Tzvi Arye HaCohen
May his soul be bound in the bond of life.  
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Died 23 Iyar 56...
Died 22 Heshvan in the year 5612 [17 November 1851]
Here lies a man upright and honest, God-fearing,
the eminent scholar our teacher and rabbi
Aharon Efraim son of the eminent scholar
the righteous Yakov Yerushalayim …
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Died 22 Heshvan...
Died 20 Mar Heshvan 5653 [19 November 1896]
Here lies a woman modest, important and
decent, tender in years, a woman of valor,
May she be blessed above women in the tent (Judg. 5:24),
Ms. Hana/Chana Sheindil daughter of Avraham/Abraham Yitzchak from
Łęczna [Lentchna in Yiddish]
May her soul be bound in the bond of life.  
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Died 20 Mar Hes...
Died 8 Iyar 5627 [13 May 1867] by the abbreviated era
Here lies a woman modest and important, the
most decent woman, Ms. Zipora Tauba daughter of 
our teacher and rabbi Yisrael May the
memory of the righteous be of a blessing.
May her soul be bound in the bond of life.  
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Died 8 Iyar 562...
Died 29 Av in the year 5628 [17 August 1868]
by the abbreviated era
Here was buried and concealed our teacher and rabbi
R’ Mordechai Meir son of the late philanthropist
our teacher Arye Lebish Shper
son-in-law of the genius great rabbi  
our teacher and rabbi Yehezkel Tzvi
head of the rabbinical court and rabbi
of the holy community of Rzeszów [Raysha in Yiddish]
and the region. 
 May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life.  
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Died 29 Av in t...
Here was buried a man of God, holy, honest, 
loyal and praised, his name is known
for his modesty, HaRav Yosef son of the genius
our teacher and rabbi R’ Yitzchak Katz,
the one who walk in his uprightness shall enter into peace and 
find rest in his resting place*,
his soul will be bound in the bond of life…..
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*Isaiah 57:2
Here was buried...
Died 16 Iyar 5588 [4 May 1825]
 Here lies a decent honest man, feared God 
And turned from evil, ? ?  our teacher and rabbi
R’ Yehudah Leib son of the scholar
our teacher Yakov Tzvi 
May the memory of the righteous be of a blessing.
May his soul be bound in the bond of life.  
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Died 16 Iyar 55...
Here lies.
A man upright, honest and God-fearing,  
died on 24 to the month of Kislev 5636 [7 December 1871]
and turned from evil, performed charitable acts all the days of his life,
died in the great Beit-Hamidrash (house of study)
during his studies and his soul left the earth with purity. He is the scholar our teacher and rabbi
Mordechai Tzvi son of HaRav our teacher and rabbi Chaim/Haim
HaLevi. May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life.  
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Here lies. A m...