Tombstone of Israel Son of Gershon
Tombstone of:
Israel Son of Gershon Tombstone date:
1908
Cemetery:
Community:
Code:
CR063
Made of:
Sandstone
Epitaph style:
Sunken letters
Relief style:
Protruding
Directions:
Facing west
Sizes:
Height 111 cm; Width 45 cm; Thickness 17 cm;
Epitaph text:
שנת תרסח
טו אייר ויקרבו
ימי ישראל
למות איש זקן
תם וישר ירא
ד מוה ישראל
ב המ גרשון
זל תנצבה
English translation of epitaph:
Year [5]668
[On] 15 [of] Iyar, and the time drew near that Israel
must die
The old, flawless, honest and God fearing man
Our teacher Israel son [of] the Rabbi our teacher Gershon
Of blessed memory
may his soul be bound in the bundle of life
Decoration program:
Two lions and a flower
Description:
Satisfactory
Documentation date:
August 0009
Documented by:
Nadezhda Kuznetsova
Documented by (old):
Research date:
August 0009
Researched by: