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Tombstone of Elimelekh Son of Reuben Shaul
Tombstone of:
Elimelekh Son of Reuben Shaul Tombstone date:
1894
Cemetery:
Community:
Code:
E016
Made of:
Sandstone
Epitaph style:
Protruding letters
Relief style:
Protruding
Directions:
Facing west
Sizes:
Height 112 cm, Width 66 cm, Thickness 18 cm
Epitaph text:
כתר תורה
תרנד
פנ הרב
החריף ובקי
ועוסק בתורה
ובמצות יומם
ולילה לשמה
והלך בדרכי ד'
כל ימיו האברך
בשנים מו''ה
אלימלך בן
ראובן שואל[!]
נפטר יא
[...]
English translation of epitaph:
The Crown of the Torah (5)654
Here lies the rabbi,
Sharp and wise,
Engaged in Torah and commandments all his days and nights in the name of the Torah
He went the ways of God all his life, young man
In years, Our teacher Rabbi Elimelekh Son of
Reuben Shaul.
He passed away on 11 of [?]
[...]
Decoration program:
Two lions, an ornament and books
Description:
Satisfactory
Documentation date:
August 2009
Documented by:
Alesya Nekrasova
Documented by (old):
Research date:
September 2009
Researched by:
Software Development