Tombstone of Pinchas Son of Menahem

Tombstone of:
Pinchas Son of Menahem
Tombstone date: 
1892
Cemetery: 
Community: 
Code: 
D078
Made of: 
Sandstone
Epitaph style: 
Sunken letters
Relief style: 
Protruding
Directions: 
Facing west
Sizes: 
Height 154 cm, Width 60 cm, Thickness 19 cm
Epitaph text: 

 

תרנב

כה מנחם אב

כבו בכח להולך

בלא עתו גבר הולך

לבטח דרכו מעולם

לא נשא עיניו

לנחלת זרים ולא

הסיג גבול אחרים

נשא ונתן באמונה

הה [=הלא הוא] האברך מ פנחס

ע''ה בן הנכבד מו''ה

מנחם ני נכד הר"צ [=הרב הצדיק]

מ' פנחס רב(?) נבג"מ [=נשמתו בגנזי מרומים]

תנצבה

English translation of epitaph: 

 

(5)652

25 of Menahem Av

 

[Poetic epitaph]

 

Young man Pinchas,

Peace be upon him, son of the respected, our teacher Rabbi Menahem, may his light shine, grandson of the Rabbi and Tsadik

Mr. Pinchas, his soul in the paradise,

May his soul be bound in the bundle of life

Decoration program: 

A crown and an ornament

Description: 

Good

Documentation date: 
August 2009
Documented by: 
Andrei Shpirt
Documented by (old): 
Research date: 
September 2009
Researched by: 

Tombstone of Sara Daughter of Dov

Tombstone of:
Sara Daughter of Dov
Tombstone date: 
1892
Cemetery: 
Community: 
Code: 
D036
Made of: 
Sandstone
Epitaph style: 
Sunken letters
Relief style: 
Protruding
Directions: 
Facing west
Sizes: 
Height 159 cm, Width 60 cm, Thickness 20 cm
Epitaph text: 

 

פנ

אשת חיל צנועה

וישרה נעומה [!]

ויקרה תמיכה ידי

אביונים מ שרה

בת דוב זל

נפטרה בשב'[ה] טוב'[ה]

בשביעי של

פסח תרנב

תנצבה

English translation of epitaph: 

 

Here lies

Virtuous wife

Modest and honest woman

[She] supported poor

Ms. Sara

Daughter of Dov  of blessed memory

She passed away in old age, on the 7th day of Passover (5)652

May her soul be bound in the bundle of life

Decoration program: 

Two eagles and a candelabrum

Description: 

Good

Documentation date: 
August 2009
Documented by: 
Andrei Shpirt
Documented by (old): 
Research date: 
September 2009
Researched by: 

Tombstone of Freyda Daughter of Aharon

Tombstone date: 
1897
Cemetery: 
Community: 
Code: 
D035
Made of: 
Sandstone
Epitaph style: 
Protruding letters
Relief style: 
Protruding
Directions: 
Facing west
Sizes: 
Height 131 cm, Width 65 cm, Thickness 20 cm
Epitaph text: 

 

טו אייר

תרנז

פנ

אישה כשרה

במעשיה תמימה

בדרכיה וצנועה

במפעליה בכשרון

עשתה בחפץ כפיה

בשערים יהללו מעשי[ה]

מרת פריידה בת

מ'' אהרן  בן נכד

הרה''ג [=הרב הגאון] האבדפ''ק [אב בית דין פה קהילת]

זללה"ה [זכרונו לברכה לחיי העולם הבא] תנצבה

English translation of epitaph: 

 

15 of Iyar

(5)657

Here lies

A woman pure

In her deeds; Flawless

In her roads; Modest

In her enterprises; talented

With good hands

Her deeds will be praised in the gates

Mrs. Freyda daughter of Mr. Aharon, a son of a grandson

Of the Rabbi Gaon, the Head of the Rabbinical Court of this community, of blessed memory to the eternal life. May her soul be bound in the bundle of life

Decoration program: 

Two lions and a candelabrum

Description: 

Good

Documentation date: 
August 2009
Documented by: 
Andrei Shpirt
Documented by (old): 
Research date: 
September 2009
Researched by: 

Tombstone of Fruma(?)

Tombstone of:
Fruma(?)
Tombstone date: 
1897
Cemetery: 
Community: 
Code: 
D034
Made of: 
Sandstone
Epitaph style: 
Sunken letters
Relief style: 
Protruding
Directions: 
Facing west
Sizes: 
Height 157 cm, Width 57 cm, Thickness 21 cm
Epitaph text: 

 

פה הנה תנוח

עד כי הקץ ימות

אישה יקרה

כשרה וישרה

צ"ב שנה חיתה

ולמרומים עלתה

נ יג תשרי תרנח

[פ]רימה בת [.]יביל

תנצבה

English translation of epitaph: 

 

Here will rest

]to the end of the days]

[our] loved Pure honest woman

Her soul was ascended to the heaven

She was 92 years old

She passed away on 13 of Tishrei (5)658

Fruma(?) daughter of [...]

May her soul be bound in the bundle of life

Decoration program: 

Two lions and a candelabrum

Description: 

Good

Documentation date: 
August 2009
Documented by: 
Andrei Shpirt
Documented by (old): 
Research date: 
September 2009
Researched by: 

Tombstone of Manya Daughter of Yona

Tombstone of:
Manya Daughter of Yona
Cemetery: 
Community: 
Code: 
A028
Made of: 
Sandstone
Epitaph style: 
Sunken letters
Directions: 
Facing west
Sizes: 
Height 163 cm, Width 59 cm, Thickness 20 cm
Epitaph text: 

 

נפטרה

ביום יא אדר שני תרצ[.] פנ

אשה תמימה

.......................

.......................

........................

מ מניא בת יונה

נכדת הרב הצדיק

יהודה מ[...]

English translation of epitaph: 

 

Passed away

On 11 of Adar Second (5)69[.]

Here lies flawless woman 

.......................

......................

......................

Ms. Manya daughter of Yona

Granddaughter of righteous Rabbi Yehuda

Description: 

Bad

Documentation date: 
August 2009
Documented by: 
Andrei Shpirt
Documented by (old): 
Research date: 
September 2009
Researched by: 

Tombstone of Sara Schmerler

Tombstone of:
Sara Schmerler
Tombstone date: 
1937
Cemetery: 
Community: 
Code: 
A027
Made of: 
Sandstone
Epitaph style: 
Sunken letters
Directions: 
Facing west
Sizes: 
Height 146 cm, Width 59 cm, Thickness 16 cm
Epitaph text: 

 

נפטרה שבעה ימים בחודש טבת

שנת

תרצז

פנ אשה הולכת ישר

שרה בת מנחם מענדיל עליה נאמר

רבות בנות עשו חיל [משלי לא, כט]

היתה בת ת"ח מופלג

בשנת שבעים ושש

לימי חיה תנצבה

אשת יוסף שמערלער

Sara Schmerler

 

English translation of epitaph: 

 

Passed away on seventh day of the month Tevet

Year (5)695

Here lies woman

[who] kept the way of honest 

Sara daughter of Menahem Mendel about which it is said:

Many daughters have done nobly [But you excel them all; Proverbs 31: 29]

She was a daughter of an outstanding Torah scholar

Seventy six years old, May her soul be bound in the bundle of life.

Wife of Yosef Shmerler

Sara Schmerler

Decoration program: 

A candelabrum and two birds

Description: 

Good

Documentation date: 
August 2009
Documented by: 
Andrei Shpirt
Documented by (old): 
Research date: 
September 2009
Researched by: 

Tombstone of Genedel Fleit

Tombstone of:
Genedel Fleit
Tombstone date: 
1923
Cemetery: 
Community: 
Code: 
A019
Made of: 
Sandstone
Epitaph style: 
Sunken letters
Directions: 
Facing west
Sizes: 
Height 123 cm, Width 61 cm, Thickness 12 cm
Epitaph text: 

 

נ[פטרה] ט"ו שבט תרפג

פנ

אשה זקינה צנועה

כפה פרשה לעניים

גענענדיל

בת ישעי' תנצבה

Genendel

Fleit

English translation of epitaph: 

 

Passed away on 15 of Shvat (5)683

Here lies old modest  woman

Stretched out her palm for the poor

Genedel daughter of Yeshaia

May her soul be bound in the bundle of life

Genedel

Fleit

Decoration program: 

A stylized candelabrum

Description: 

Good

Documentation date: 
August 2009
Documented by: 
Andrei Shpirt
Documented by (old): 
Research date: 
September 2009
Researched by: 

Tombstone of Brona Daughter of Shmuel

Tombstone of:
Brona Daughter of Shmuel
Tombstone date: 
1925
Cemetery: 
Community: 
Code: 
A018
Made of: 
Sandstone
Epitaph style: 
Sunken letters
Directions: 
Facing west
Sizes: 
Height 175 cm, Width 60 cm, Thickness 12 cm
Epitaph text: 

 

נפטרה ט סיוון תרפח

פנ

אישה זקנה הלכה

בדרך תמים כפה

פרשה לעני וידיה

לאביונים לחמה נתנה

לחם מימיה נאמים

מצאה פה בקבר

מנוחת עולמים מ

בראנא

בת ר שמואל עה

תנצבה

English translation of epitaph: 

 

Passed away on 9 of Sivan, (5)685

Here lies old woman

Kept the way of justice

Stretched out her palm for the poor

Give bread to the poor

Found here in the grave eternal rest, Mrs.

Brona

daughter of R. Shmuel  peace upon them

May his soul be bound in the bundle of life

Decoration program: 

Stylized candelabrum

Description: 

Good

Documentation date: 
August 2009
Documented by: 
Andrei Shpirt
Documented by (old): 
Research date: 
September 2009
Researched by: 

Tombstone of Moiszke S. Luks

Tombstone of:
Moiszke S. Luks
Tombstone date: 
1928
Cemetery: 
Community: 
Code: 
A017
Made of: 
Sandstone
Epitaph style: 
Sunken letters
Directions: 
Facing west
Sizes: 
Height 117 cm, Width 67 cm, Thickness cm 13
Epitaph text: 

 

נ[פטר] עשרה ימים בחודש אדר התרפח

פנ

איש תם

וישר עסק באמונה

ונהנה מיגיע כפו מ

יודא[!] משה

בר יעקב מאיר לוקס

תנצבה

English translation of epitaph: 

 

Tenth day of month Adar  5685

Here lies

Flawless and honest man

Dealt faithfully

Lived from the toil of his hands

Mr. Yuda[!] Moshe

Son of Yaakov Meir Luks

May his soul be bound in the bundle of life

Decoration program: 

A Star of David

Description: 

Good

Documentation date: 
August 2009
Documented by: 
Andrei Shpirt
Documented by (old): 
Research date: 
September 2009
Researched by: 

Tombstone of Leah Lifshi Daughter of Eliezer Lipa

Tombstone date: 
1869
Cemetery: 
Community: 
Code: 
N050
Made of: 
Sandstone
Epitaph style: 
Protruding letters
Relief style: 
Protruding
Sizes: 
Height 170 cm; Width 61.5 cm; Thickness 20 cm
Epitaph text: 

שנת תרכט

ווי

להאי שופרא דבלה

בארעא [חבל על יופי זה שיקבר באדמה] אשה צניעה

וחסידה רכה בשנים

מ' לאה

ליפשי' בת המנוח

מו' אליעזר ליפא

ז"ל נפטרה יב'

מרחשוון

תנצבה

English translation of epitaph: 

The year (5)529

We sorrow for this beauty that will be buried in earth

Modest and pious woman

Young in years

Ms. Lea

Lifshi daughter of the late our teacher Eliezer Lipa

Of blessed memory and died 12 of Marheshvan

May her soul  be bound up in the bond of life

Decoration program: 

Two deer, flowers 

Description: 

good

Documented by the Center for Jewish Art at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1999 and by the Project Jewish history in Galicia and Bukovina in 2009.

Documentation date: 
1999
Documented by: 
Andrei Shpirt
Documented by (old): 
Research date: 
2009
Researched by: