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Headstone
171
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A tree cries
A sea of tears descend from our eyes
Over the death of our father [tet]
[
] A pure and upright man
[
] our teacher our Rabbi Mordechai the son of
Eleazer who departed on the 23rd of Adar
Year 5657 (1897) may his soul be bound in the bonds of life
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Transcription
and Translation Copyright 2005 Rabbi Edward S. Boraz, Dartmouth
College Hillel.
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