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Jewish Cemeteries - Suwałki - pre 1945
My head…my eyes are full of tears, I am powerless to carry on 
with lamentation and wailing for my honest and innocent
daughter who did not live half a jubilee and did not enjoy
the pleasures of the world Woe to the bitter day of 
sorrow and mourning.

Rachel Leah daughter of Reb Mordechai Josef Kroczel/Krotsel/Krocel. died 10th in Tevet year 5670 [22 December 1909]. May her soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life."
My head…m...
My head…my eyes are full of tears, I am powerless to carry on 
with lamentation and wailing for my honest and innocent
daughter who did not live half a jubilee and did not enjoy
the pleasures of the world Woe to the bitter day of 
sorrow and mourning  Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)
My head…m...
Rachel Leah daughter of Reb Mordechai Josef Kroczel/Krotsel/Krocel.  She died 10th in Tevet year 5670 [22 December 1909]. May her soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life."

Translated by Dr. Heidi M. Szpek, Ph.D. (szpekh@cwu.edu)
Rachel Leah dau...
"Here lies two brothers, our teacher the rabbi Avraham  [Abraham] Dawid [David] died 4 Adar 5648 [16 February 1888](and) R. Josef Leyb died 10 Tevet 5651 [21 December 1890] sons of Reb Yakov [Jakob] Gershon.   May their souls be bound in the bond of everlasting life."

Translated by Dr. Heidi M. Szpek, Ph.D. (szpekh@cwu.edu)
"Here lies two ...
Family (?) at the grave of Sander Alexsandrowicz
Family (?) at t...
"Our beloved honest and upright father and teacher, an important and honorable man.  (In) integrity he walked in the ways of the Lord.  Our teacher and rabbi Sander, son of R. Abraham (may his soul rest in Paradise), Alexsandrowicz.  He died on the 9th day of Kislev 5665.  [17 Nov. 1904] May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life."

Translated by Dr. Heidi M. Szpek, Ph.D. (szpekh@cwu.edu)
"Our beloved ho...
"Our beloved honest father (and) teacher"

Here lies
"Our beloved ho...
"Our beloved and upright father (and) teacher"
"Our beloved an...
From the film made 1938
From the film m...
Grave of Meir Lipski Lipsky from the film made 1938
Grave of Meir L...
Grave of Meir Lipski Lipsky from the film made 1938
Grave of Meir L...
Grave of Meir Lipski Lipsky from the film made 1938
Grave of Meir L...
Grave of Meir Lipski Lipsky from the film made 1938
Grave of Meir L...
Grave of Meir Lipski Lipsky from the film made 1938
Grave of Meir L...
A tombstone for our young mother who was taken to her grave at the age of  
25 years surely she is the woman Mrs. Cheina Gitel 
daughter of Reb Avigdor May his soul rest in paradise
wife of Reb Meir Lipski died on the Holy Sabbath 9 Kislev 
in the year 5637 [Saturday 25 Nov. 1876]
May her soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life 
Translated by Sara Mages (smages@comcast.net)




 from the film made 1938
A tombstone for...