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

"A matzevat of the grave of a God-fearing and free unto ?, who does what is right and keep faithfulness/guards the faithful and sees the toil of the upright and ? people, the honorable, or teacher the rabbi Rabbi Ya'aqov Shemuel son of Reb Binyamin Zablodavski. He died on Monday 13th Kislev 5671 [acrostic poem follows horizontally based on deceased's first's name Y'KV, followed by vertical across based on Y'KV SMWEL]. May his soul be bound in the bond of everlasting life." Translated by Heidi M. Szpek, Ph.D. (szpekh@cwu.edu)


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