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Jewish Cemeteries - Piątek - reconstruction of colours pre 1945
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Piątek
Today: Poland, in 1918 - 1939 Poland
Date: 1942
Photograph: Wehrmacht soldier
Copyright: Tomek Wiśniewski
Email: tomy@ld.euro-net.pl
First from left (front row):
“The oak weeps
[…] because it will die in its time
… Here lies the ? the upright among men
Avigdor of blessed memory
son of the Reb David Tsvi may his light shine
BOKTREGER.
Died when he was 24 years old
On Monday 13th Shevat 5694.
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life.”
Second from left (front row):
“Here lies a perfect and precious man, the late
Chayyim Yohonatan
Son of Reb Tsvi of blessed memory.
He died 28th Av 5694.
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life.”
Third from left (front row):
“Here lies an old man, perfect and upright
the late Ephraim Yehudah
son of Reb Yitzhaq of blessed memory
YOCHT.
Died 17th Adar 5694.
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life.”
Fourth from left (front row):
“Here lies an old man perfect and upright
[…] Ya’aqov Yehoshua
son of ? ? Died ?
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life.”
Fifth from left (front row):
“Here lies
a perfect and precious man
[…] the late
Moshe Agish(?)
Son of ? Died ?
May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life.”
Translated by Heidi M. Szpek, PhD
Assistant Professor of Religious Studies
Department of Philosophy
Central Washington University
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