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Josef son of Michel Lapczynski Lapaczynski Lopaczynski d. 17 Cheshvan 5696/1936.

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Josef son of Michel Lapczynski Lapaczynski Lopaczynski d. 17 Cheshvan 5696/1936.
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Josef son of Michel Lapczynski Lapaczynski Lopaczynskid 17 Cheshvan 5696/1936.
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"Here lies our precious father, perfect and upright, Josef son of Michel Lapczynski Lapaczynski Lopaczynski. He died 17 Cheshvan 5696/1936. May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life."
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"Here lies Avraham Ber Hacohen Gotlober, a writer, poet and teacher, a great friend and writer in Hebrew and in Jewish. [Yiddish] He was born in Starokonstantinov [Ukraine] 18th Tevet 5571/1811 and he died in Bialystok 20th Iyyar 5659/1899. May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life." [bottom reads in Yiddish:] “whose matzevah was erected [by] the Bialystoker Literary Circle in the year 1925."


Heidi M. Szpek, Ph.D. (szpekh@cwu.edu)
"Here lies Avra...
Upraised hands of priestly benediction: "Here is found the resting place of a pure and God-fearing man, the prominent Reb our teacher Nahman son of Zev Hacohen of blessed memory.  He died 7th Tevet 5677(1917). May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life."

Translated by Heidi M. Szpek, Ph.D. (szpekh@cwu.edu), Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA 98926
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Bagnowka cemetery indicated by letter "T"
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"Here lies our beloved mother, an important and modest woman, God-fearing, the married Liba Jankielewitz /Jankielewicz daughter of R. Simhah Hacohen of blessed memory.  She died 17th Kislev 5691.  May her soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life."

Translated by Heidi M. Szpek, Ph.D. (szpekh@cwu.edu)
"Here lies our ...
"Here lies our beloved mother, an important and modest woman, God-fearing, the married Liba Jankielewitz daughter of R. Simhah Hacohen of blessed memory.  She died 17th Kislev 5691.  May her soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life."

Translated by Heidi M. Szpek, Ph.D. (szpekh@cwu.edu)
"Here lies our ...
General view. (at right front) "Here rests the late Leah daughter of our teacher Moshe. (at top) She died 11th? Tamuz 5667."
General view. (...
Rare photos from... a film made shortly before second war on the Bagnowka Cemetery. Its shows people around the grave of Kreyna Kurianski
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Rare photos from... a film made shortly before second war on the Bagnowka Cemetery. Its shows people around the grave of Kreyna daughter of Abraham (may his light shine) and wife of R. Shlomo Kurianski
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Rare photos from... a film made shortly before second war on the Bagnowka Cemetery. Its shows people around the grave of Kreyna Kurianski
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Rare photos from... a film made shortly before second war on the Bagnowka Cemetery. Its shows people around the grave of Kreyna Kurianski
Rare photos fro...