Jewish Cemeteries - Białystok 01 - today
Białystok 01

Today: Poland, in 1918 - 1939 Poland. Pre 1914 Russia
Date: 2005
Photograph: Tomek Wi¶niewski
Email: bagnowka@yahoo.pl

"Here lies [acrostic poem for deceased YSREL BN YHYEL] It is the very upright and perfect one, the God-fearing who ? to beings and to creatures, like our teacher Yisrael [---] like Yehiel Michal Zevlodavski of blessed memory. He died [---] Holy Sabbath 16th Nisan year 5656. 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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