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Today: Poland, in 1918 - 1939 Poland. Pre 1914 Russia
Date: 1940?
Photograph: Wehrmacht soldier
Copyright: Tomek Wisniewski
Email: bagnowka@yahoo.pl
(See also at Dialoszyce.)
Tombstone, front right: “Here lies, behold, Reb Yeshua son of Yitzhaq Moshe of blessed memory Botsor. Died 3 Tevet Year 5699 [May his soul be bound with the bond of everlasting life.”
Tombstone, front, second from right: Symbol of lion. “Here lies a God-fearing man learned (?) and devoted of heart, our teacher Ben Zion, son of Reb Moshe. He died 8 Kislev 5679 as the abbreviated era. May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life.”
Tombstone, front, third from right: Symbol of lion. “Here lay two brothers” (inscription to right)
“The younger in days our teacher Mordechai son of Reb Yehoshua. He died 3rd Elul 5678 as the abbreviated era. May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life.”
(inscription on left) “and his precious brother our teacher Ari son of Reb Yehoshua. Died 6th Shevat 5679 as the abbreviated era. May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life.”
Tombstone, second row on right: “Here lies an important and old [man] […] son of Yitzhaq […].
Tombstone behind above stone, some words visible:
“[Here lies] an important an upright man […] our teacher Ari[- …] son of Aharon Moshe. He died
[…] year […] May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life.”
Tombstone two away from previous tombstone:
“Here lies an important and pleasant man
to (all) creatures, our teacher Shemuel
son of Reb Gedali Armel.
He died 15th Sivan year
5677(?) as the abbreviated era. May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life.”
Tombstone beside the previous one:
“Here lies
a man
[…]
[]our teacher
Shemuel. He died 23rd (?)
Sivan in the year 5646(?)
as the abbreviated era. May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life.
[…].
Tombstone behind, left, of previous:
“Here lies an important and upright man
[…] Eliezer son of
[…]
Adar […]
as the abbreviated era. May his soul be [bound in the bond of everlasting life.”
Tombstone to left of previous one, with Star of David: (inscription of father on left; of son to the right; letters at time unclear):
“Here lies a father an honorable man,
Hezekiah (?) Shem[..] ? the late Mordechai
Ha— He died 17th Av Year 5676?
Here lies a son an honorable man and upright. Our teacher David son of Reb
Translated by Heidi M. Szpek, Ph.D. (szpekh@cwu.edu), Professor of Religious Studies, Department of Philosophy, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA 98926
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