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Jewish Cemeteries - Merzhausen - pre 1945
"May your sons kept your covenant and your counsel which you taught them.  Here lies ... our father, our teacher ... it is he R. Raphael son of R. Moshe Bloyt,  He was born the 15th Tevet 5636 and he died in a good name 7 Nisan 5700 as the abbreviated era.  May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life."

Translated by Heidi M. Szpek, Ph.D. (szpekh@cwu.edu)
"May your sons ...
"May your sons kept your covenant and your counsel which you taught them. Here lies ... our father, our teacher ... it is he R. Raphael son of R. Moshe Bloyt, He was born the 15th Tevet 5636 and he died in a good name 7 Nisan 5700 as the abbreviated era. May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life."
"May your sons ...
"Here lies a righteous and upright man, God-fearing, a perfect father ... our teacher R. Jonah son of R. Icchok.  He died 21st Adar II and was buried 24th Adar II 5695 as the abbreviated era. May our soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life."
[In German: "Here rests our wonderful Grandfather Jonas Gpier/Spier. He was born 23rd Dec. in Merzhausen 1853(?); he died 26th March 1935
"Here lies a ri...
"Here lies a righteous and upright man, God-fearing, a perfect father ... our teacher R. Jonah son of R. Icchok.  He died 21st Adar II and was buried 24th Adar II 5695 as the abbreviated era. May our soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life."
[In German: "Here rests our wonderful Grandfather Jonas Gpier/Spier. He was born 23rd Dec. in Merzhausen 1853(?); he died 26th March 1935."
"Here lies a ri...
"Here lies a faithful, righteous and upright, God-fearing and one who turns from evil; one who does righteous things in every time, R. Nathaniel(?) son of R. Benjamin [remainder not visible.]"
"Here lies a fa...