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GOLDBERG GROUP PHOTOS PAGE 2

 

 

TOMBSTONES OF GERSZEL GOLDBERG & GITL KOMOROWSKA

 

 

 

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Tombstone of Gerszel Goldberg. Figure attending is probably his widow, Gitl (née Komorowska)

 

Lodz cemetery, c.1916

 

Hebrew inscription reads:

 

"Vey! Vey!", cried all who knew him,

An honest man was he all his life,

Many good deeds he did during his days.

The honourable, and our inspired teacher,

 

GERSHON

 

son of Ze'ev, of blessed memory. Died aged

61 years, 16 Tevet

5675*, by the modern calendar.

 

M H D S R I P

 

* 16 Tevet 5675 = 2 January 1915

 

Photo donated by Serge Rycine. Translation adapted from that by Adi Nevo.

 

 

 

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Tombstone of Gitl Goldberg (née Komorowska), Edmonton cemetery, London

 

The tombstone c.1938

 

Figure attending is probably her daughter,

Gudes (aka Hudis/Hilda) Freeman

 

The tombstone, 18 May 2004

 

Myself (left) and my cousin, Hervé Huy, at our great-

great-grandmother's grave

Hebrew inscription reads:

 

Here lies

The married woman Gitl

daughter of Tzvi, of blessed memory

 

[3 lines of eulogy, yet to be translated]

 

Died 10 Tammuz 5697*, by the modern calendar

 

M H D S R I P

 

* 10 Tammuz 5697 = 19 June 1937

 

Photo donated by Serge Rycine

 

Photo from my own collection

 

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