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Monument memorializing the perished Jewish community in Suwalki and Bakałarzewo. Located in Holon Jewish Cemetery near Tel Aviv, Israel
Monument memori...
"Here lies a perfect and upright man, God fearing, our teacher R. Mosze son of our teacher R. Cwi Zwi Segal Segel.  He was gathered to his people on the 20th day Sivan 5670? as the abbreviated era.  May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life." (szpekh@cwu.edu)

Translation of inscriptions is a work in progress and may be updated periodically.  Copyright of translations is held by the translator(s) as noted.  All are welcome to benefit from these translations but full reproduction is not permitted without written permission of the translator(s).
"Here lies a pe...
"Here lies a modest woman, it is the married Esther daughter of the Rabbi/Reb Yehiel Michal.  She died on the 15th day Iyar 5623.  May her soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life."  (szpekh@cwu.edu)
"Here lies a mo...
"Here lies our father, a perfect and upright man, God-fearing, our teacher R. Icchok son of R. Shemaryahu Szmarie.  He was gathered to his people on the 5th Elul 5636 as the abbreviated era.  May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life." (szpekh@cwu.edu)
"Here lies our ...
"Here lies an important and modest woman, the married Toike/Toife Aleksandrowicz Alexsandrowicz daughter of Szimon of blessed memory. She died 27 Kislev 5663." (szpekh@cwu.edu)
"Here lies an i...
"Here lies our beloved father, our teacher R. Szlomo son of R. Naphtali Hacohen.  He died 3rd Iyar 5668. May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life."

Translated by Heidi M. Szpek, Ph.D. (szpekh@cwu.edu)
"Here lies our ...
Here lies our father, a man upright and honest,
a God-fearing man, our teacher and rabbi 
Yitzchak [Icchok] son of Shemaryahu Szmarie died
on the 5th day of the month of Elul 5636 
 [25 August 1876] by the abbreviated era
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
Here lies our f...
Here lies our father, a man upright and honest,
a God-fearing man, our teacher and rabbi 
Yitzchak [Icchok] son of Shemaryahu died
on the 5th day of the month of Elul 5636 
 [25 August 1876] by the abbreviated era
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
Here lies our f...
Here lies an honest man’ the elderly HaRav Tzvi [Zwi,Cwi] son of
HaRav Yitzchak [Icchok] died of a good old age on 10
Nisan in the year 5625 [6 April 1865]
by the abbreviated era
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
Here lies an ho...
Here lies an honest man’ the elderly HaRav Tzvi [Zwi,Cwi] son of
HaRav Yitzchak [Icchok] died of a good old age on 10
Nisan in the year 5625 [6 April 1865]
by the abbreviated era
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
Here lies an ho...
Here lies a God-fearing man, surely he is our teacher and rabbi Yehoshua 
son of Yakov [Jacob] died on Lag BaOmer in the year 5624  [18 Iyar-24 May 1864]
 by the abbreviated era
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
  (smages@comcast.net)
Here lies a God...
Here lies a God-fearing man, surely he is our teacher and rabbi Yehoshua 
son of Yakov [Jacob] died on Lag BaOmer in the year 5624  [18 Iyar-24 May 1864]
 by the abbreviated era
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
  (smages@comcast.net)
Here lies a God...
Here lies a modest woman, she is Ms. Ester daughter of
HaRav Yehiel Michel died on the 15th day of the month of Iyar
5622 [15 May 1862] by the abbreviated era
May her soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life  
 (smages@comcast.net)
Here lies a mod...
Here lies a modest woman Ms. Pesha daughter of Arye Leib died 
on 25 Elul [the remainder is below ground]
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
Here lies a mod...
Here lies a modest woman Ms. Pesha daughter of Arye Leib died 
on 25 Elul [the remainder is below ground]
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
Here lies a mod...