Tombstone of Simha Son of Moshe Israel

Tombstone date: 
1906
Cemetery: 
Community: 
Code: 
F089
Made of: 
Sandstone
Epitaph style: 
Sunken letters
Relief style: 
Protruding
Directions: 
Facing west
Sizes: 
Height 190 cm, Width 63 cm, Thickness 25 cm
Epitaph text: 

 

פה

שכב איש תם וישר

מנהל עדת ישראל [?]

חכם לב ויקר רוח

[...] שב לעפרו

בזקנה ושבע ימים

הישיש מ שמחה בן

מ משה ישראל זל

נ יום ב של פסח

תרסו תנצבה

English translation of epitaph: 

 

Here

Lies a flawless and honest man

The leader of the congregation of Israel

Of wise heart and valuable spirit

[...] Returned to ashes

Old and full of days

The old man our teacher Simha son of

Mr. Moshe Israel of blessed memory

Passed away on 2nd day of Passover

(5)666

may his soul be bound in the bundle of life

Decoration program: 

Two lions and a flower

Description: 

Good

Documentation date: 
August 2009
Documented by: 
Anna Tokhtasyeva
Documented by (old): 
Research date: 
December 2009
Researched by: