Jaunjelgava
Today: Latvia, Pre 1914 Russia, pre 1795 Poland
Date: 1916
Copyright: Tomek Wisniewski
Email: bagnowka@yahoo.pl
(Left) "Here lies ? daughter of our teacher Moshe. She died 22nd Tevet 5652."
(Right) Lion: "Here lies the very God-fearing teacher Seth Eizik son of ? He died 16th Tevet 5655 as the abbreviated era."
Another name - Jaunjelgava - Friedrichstadt.
Translated by Heidi M. Szpek, Ph.D., (szpekh@cwu.edu), Professor of Religious Studies, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA 988926
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