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The Jewish Cemetery of Vishki.Latvia.May 2008

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The tombstones of the Jewish cemetery of Vishki

Могили Еврейского кладбищa в Вишках

 

 

Klaus Peter Rex,a german priest, was in Vishki last july with a group of young people to restore the Jewish cemetery.

He said " We have cut the grass on whole cemetary, pull out the small vergetation, cut some (ill) trees. We try to find stones under the ground (and we are sucessful), we erect some stones, which fell down, we make a map, documentate every stone, make the inscriptions visible with foam or crayon. I enclose the report (diary) of the works, but is written in German. Now we try to translate and afterwards we will make a list.

We try to find out what happened in the north-west of the cemetary. I think You have seen the unnatural deepening. Our suspicion it could be a mass-grave (for the 80 Jews from Dagda, who are killed in Vishki) could not be confirmed. It is unnatural, but the reason is unconcious.

In the beginning of the cemetary we found very much small hill, bigger than mole-hills. All these must be graves and the stones are stolen.

There are two graves in wrong direction. We cannot find out why. One of these graves is from 1970 .

Very interesting: we found two stones for two persons. And the first impression: very much people died 1923/1924"

To read in german the diary click here

 

 

The map of the cemetery is at the bottom of the page.It has been drawn by Klaus-Peter Rex

Interactive map of the cemetery created by Bruce Dumes based on the map drawn by Klaus Peter Rex

 

All the translations,comments and pdf go to Avraham Malthete

Click on the to see the tombs with their epitaphs superbly transcribed and translated by Avraham Malthete.

Jewish male given names


Right:Here lies a blameless and upright man (Job 1:8; 2:3), Reb Abraham, son of Reb Dov-David VALK, died 19 Tamuz 684

Here lies the considered woman, good lady Roshe-Rivqe, daughter of Reb Alexander, died 18 Tevet 687

Thu 23 Dec 1926

Here lies the reserved and considered woman, good lady Pessie, daughter of Elyahu TZIRIN, died Wednesday, 7 Adar I 687
Wed 9 Feb 1927

 

Here lies a man fearing God (Job 1:8; 2:3), Reb Ezra, son of Reb Shemuel NOTKIN, died 10 Sivan 693
Sun 4 Jun 1933

Here lies a blameless and upright man (Job 1:8; 2:3), Reb Mordekha, son of Reb Asher, died 22 Cheshvan 682
Wed 23 Nov 1921

Here lies our precious mother, good lady Pesse-Hinde, daughter of Reb Yeshyahu Halevi, died 3 Iyar 682
Mon 1st May 1922

Here lies
a blameless and upright man1, Reb
Shalom, son of Reb Dov HaLevi
Novik, who is dead
8 Adar of the year 6843.
Let his soul be bound in the bundle of life.
1924

( There is a problem here with the civil year engraved on the stone, 1924. The year 1924 has 2 months Adar; if it is the first Adar, the date is Wed 13 Feb 1924. If it is the second Adar, the date is Thu 29 Mar 1924. The last letter of the year is not easily readable, if it is a ד (= 4) or a ה (= 5). If it is a ה, the year is 685 (with only one Adar) and the date is Wed 4 Mar 1925.)

 

Here lies the reserved woman, Sheine, daughter of Reb Pinchas, who died 12 days in the month Tamuz 5683
Tue 26 Jun 1923

Here lies the reserved woman, Channa-Rivqa, daughter of Reb (Yehudah ?), died 19 Tishri 613
Sat 2 Oct 1852

Here lies a blameless and upright man (Job 1:8; 2:3), Reb Pinchas, son of Reb Yehudah, who died 29 Tevet 68…

(The last letter of the year is not clear)

Here lies the reserved and considered woman, good lady Hiene, daughter of Reb Eliezer GROB, who died 26 Marcheshvan 680
Wed 19 Nov 1919

(or GRAB)

Unreadable tombstone

Here lies a blameless and upright man (Job 1:8; 2:3), Reb Yehudah, son of Reb …?, who died … Tamuz 6…

Here lies a blameless and upright man (Job 1:8; 2:3), Reb Shemuel, son of Reb Aba …, who died 11 Tamuz (668 ?)
Fri 10 Jul 1908

(I'm not sure of the date; hard to read.)

… (Itzchaq), son of Reb Shelomoh GOLANDSKI,died 6 Kislev 687
Fr 12 Nov 1926

… Yehoshua-Selig, son of Meir Hakohen, died 26 Shevat 655
Wed 20 Feb 1895

TOMBSTONE UNREADABLE

Here lies the aged, blameless and upright man (Job 1:8; 2:3) Jacob, son of Reb Chaim DUMES, died

(Date unreadable.)

Unreadable tombstone

Shemuel bar Aharon-Selig, died 5655

Here lies a righteous man, our Master Shemuel-Gershon bar Yehuda-Tsvi HESKIN, died 16 Menachem-Av 5654
Sat 18 Aug 1894

Here lies the reserved woman, good lady Hinde, daughter of Reb Israel, died 9 Shevat 5659
Fri 20 Jan 1899

Under this stone lies our mother, the reserved woman Sara-Yachne, daughter of Reb Leib Halevi, died the first day of Pessah (year unreadable)

Here lies Chaia-Sara, daughter of Reb Yehudah, died 27 Sivan 66..?

(Th e year is not entirely readable. Perhaps 664; if so, the date would be Fri 10 Jun 1904.

Tombstone unreadable

Tombstone unreadable

Here lies the reserved woman, good lady Hinde, daughter of Reb Tsevi-Heschel, died 13 Kislev 654
Wed 22 Nov 1893



Here lies the woman, good lady Channa, daughter of Reb Aharon, died 15 Marcheshvan 651
Wed 29 Oct 1890

Here lies the reserved woman, good lady Frume, daughter of Reb Abraham DUMES, died 13 Tevet …?

(The year can't be read)

Here lies a righteous man, our Master and Rav Rabbi Haim,
son of the late Yehudah-Leib, ...

Here lies a righteous man,our master and Rav Rabbi Yefte(?) ,son of....

 

Here lies Reb Yosef, son of the late Reb Zeev, died 20 Menachem-Av 651
Mon 24 Aug 1891

Here lies the reserved woman, good lady Beyle Sheyt, daughter of Reb Aba, died 11 Heshvan, year 652

Thu 12 Nov 1891

 

Here lies the reserved woman, good lady Sheindel, daughter of Reb Moshe, died 21 Marcheshvan 653
Fri 11 Nov 1892

Here lies the reserved woman, good lady Rivqa-Devora, daughter of Reb Tsevi Halevi; died 6 Tevet 674.
Sun 4 Jan 1914

Here lies the woman, young in years, good lady Yale, daughter oft Reb Yerakhmiel MINSLER, died 17 Iyar 654
Wed 23 May 1894

Here lies a blameless and upright man (Job 1:8; 2:3), the honorable Reb Betzalel bar Reb Shemuel, died 24 Iyar 654
Wed 30 May 1894

The young girl Hinde-Haya bat Reb Meir-Eliahu died Rosh-Chodesh Sivan 636
Wed 24 May 1876

Here lies the reserved woman, Tsirel, daughter of Abraham, died (5645 ?)

Here lies the reserved woman, Frume-Elke, daughter of Reb Dan, gone to eternity 19 Adar 645
Fri 6 Mar 1885

Here lies the reserved woman, good lady Eita (Eila?), daughter of Reb Meir, died 8 Menachem-Av 644
Wed 30 Jul 1884

Here lies a blameless and upright man (Job 1:8; 2:3), Reb Kaufman, son of Yosef Halevi, died 23 Tevet 646
Thu 31 Dec 1885

Here lies our master and teacher Tsevi-Hirsch ,son of our master and teacher Israel Katz,died 2 Nissan ?


Here lies Sara-Malcka, daughter of Reb Yehoshua, died 16 Iyar 629
Tue 27 Apr 1869

Here lies Reb Naftali, son of Reb Hertz, died 2 Elul 648
Thu 9 Aug 1888

(The day is not sure.)

Here lies Our Master and Teacher Shalom, son of Reb Yehudah-Leib, died 22 Cheshvan 628
Wed 20 Nov 1867

Here lies Reb Abraham, son of Reb David, died 21 Adar 634
Tue 10 Mar 1874

Here lies the reserved woman, good lady Hasya, daughter of Reb Moshe, died Holy Sabbath 3 Shevat 636
Sat 29 Jan 1876

Here lies the reserved and pious woman, good lady Shterne-Rachel, daughter of Reb Aharon died 2 Tevet 5646
Thu 10 Dec 1885

Here lies Shalom, son of Reb David, who died 4th day of Hol ha-Moed Pessah 665
Tue 25 Apr 1905

Here lies the reserved woman, good lady Tsippe, daughter of Reb Abraham, died 7 Sivan 649
Thu 6 Jun 1889

Here lies the woman Tsippe,daughter of Reb? died 20 Tevet 627

Fri 4 Jan 1867.

 

Here lies the reserved woman, good lady Sara-Rivqa, daughter of Reb Yehudah, died on the Holy Sabbath, 26 Tammuz 637
Sat 7 Jul 1877

Here lies Reb Yidel, son of Reb Shelomoh, died 4 Menachem-Av 638
Sat 3 Aug 1878


Here lies the reserved woman, Libe-Yente bat Reb Shelomo died 4 Adar I 5643
Sun 11 Feb 1883

Here lies Reb Shemuel, son of Reb Yosef, who died 23 Tevet 643
Tue 2 Jan 1883

Click on the thumnail to see my photo


Here lies the reserved woman, Ite-Golde, daughter of Reb Sh muel, died 7 Nisan 646
Mon 12 Apr 1886

Click on the thumbnail to see my photo

Here lies the reserved and considered woman, good lady Gittel, daughter of Reb Tsevi, died 13 Cheshvan 659
Sat 29 Oct 1898

Here lies the considered woman, Hasyah DUMES, daughter of Reb Gershon, died 8 Iyar 678
Sat 20 April 1918

Here lies Reb Tobiah-Meir,son of Reb Yehuda Halevi,died 1st day of Sukkot 607

Mon 5 Oct 1846

 

Here lies Reb Yosef,son of Reb Yitzhak,died 9 Nissan 639

Wed 2 Apr 1879

Here lies the reserved woman, Gittel, daughter of Shelomoh, died 25 Shevat 660
Thu 25 Jan 1900



Here lies Reb Eliyahu, son of Reb Itzchaq, died 3 Tishri 644
Thu 4 Oct 1884

Here lies the woman, good lady Haiah-Rivqa, daughter of Reb Abraham, died 6 Nissan 663
Fri 3 Apr 1903

 


Here lies Our Master and Teacher Rabbi Tsevi-Hirsh, son of the late Reb Shemuel, died 17 Tamuz 651
Thu 23 Jul 1891

 

Here lies the reserved woman, Rute (or Dita), daughter of Abraham Aba, died 11th Sivan 648

Mon 21 May 1888

Here lies Reb Yaaqov, son of Reb Selig KATZ,died …? 645

(I do'nt know the meaning of the letters Heh-Samekh-Samekh-Lamed-Tav, in which are crypted the day and month)

 Here lies Reb Shelomoh, son of Reb Abraham Halevi, died 9 Tishri 650
Fri 4 Oct 1889

Here lies a blameless and upright man (Job 1:8; 2:3), Reb Yeshayahu, son of Reb Yehoshua, died 11 Kislev 5643
Wed 22 Nov 1882

Here lies the reserved and considered woman, Rachel, daughter of Reb Natan, died 24 Tevet 643
Wed 3 Jan 1883

Here lies a blameless and upright man (Job 1:8; 2:3), our Master Rabbi Yitzchak, son of Reb Yehuda, died 9 Shevat 638
Sun 13 Jan 1878

Here lies a blameless and upright man (Job 1:8; 2:3), Reb Getsel, son of Reb Yitzchaq KUKLE, died …?
(The inscription, Tav-Resh-Ayin-Samekh, doesn't correspond to a year.)

Here lies the aged, Mr. Chaim-Israel, son of Yechiel-Abraham, died 25 Tevet 647
Sat 19 Feb 1887

 Here lies the young man, Mr. Feyvesh-Mendel, son of Yosef-Leib, died 12 Kislev 670
Thu 25 Nov 1909

 

Here lies the reserved woman Shime, daughter of Reb Shimon,
died 7th day of Pessah 660
Fri 20 Apr 1900

Here lies good lady Chasya, daughter of Reb Moshe, who died
24 Kislev 630
Sun 28 Nov 1869

Here lies Reb Shmuel, son of Reb Chaim Halevi, died 9 Nissan
634
Fri 27 Mar 1874

 

Here lies Malcka, daughter of Reb Yekhiel Halevi, died 6
Kislev 634
Wed 26 Nov 1873

Here lies the reserved woman Golde, daughter …?, died 10
Shevat 641
Mon 10 Jan 1881

… good lady Chaia-..., daughter of Nachman USDIN, died

 

Here lies Reb Ziskind, son of Reb Yehuda, who died Adar I,
year 629
Sat 20 Feb 1869

Here lies a righteous man, Reb David-Zeev, son of Reb Yosef,
died 21 Tevet 642
Thu 12 Jan 1882

Here lies Reb Reuven, son of Reb Mordechai, who died 15
Kislev, year 628
Thu 12 Dec 1868

 

Here lies the reserved woman, good lady Frume, daughter of
Reb Shemuel, died 15 Marcheshvan 629
Sat 31 Oct 1868

Here lies …Aba, son of Zeev, died Ist Iyar 627 Mon 6 May 1867

click here to see Avraham's pdf in french

Here lies the reserved woman Neche-Hode, daughter of Reb
Moshe, died 29 …?

(Month and year are in the earth !
Must dig out a little bit to read it.)

clickhereto see Avraham's pdf in french


 
Here lies a blameless and upright man (Job 1:8; 2:3), the
honorable Selig-Mordechai, son of Reb Aba-Moshe
SKOROCHOD, died 18 Elul 694
Wed 29 Aug 1934

click here to see Avraham's pdf Iin french

Here lies Reb Nathan, son of Reb Nachum, died 7 Adar 635Fri 12 Feb 1875

 

Here lies the reserved woman Feye, daughter of Shemaryahu
KIT (?), died 25 Av 680
Mon 9 Aug 1920

Here lies a blameless and upright man (Job 1:8; 2:3), my dear
brother Aba, son of Israel-Shimon, died 29 Sivan 1941
Tue 24 Jun 1941

Here lies a blameless and upright man (Job 1:8; 2:3), Abraham-Selig,son of Naftali-hertz
Sat 31 Aug 1918

Here lies the woman Aba-Gala, daughter of Reb Aba, died 14
Iyar, second Pessah 652
Wed 11 May 1892

Here lies the reserved woman Chaia-Sara daughter of Reb
Abba died 17 Adar 653
Sun 5 Mar 1893

Here is buried Reb Yechiel-Abraham, son of Reb Yaaqov, died
Rosh-Chodesh Adar II 657
Fri 5 Mar 1897

Here lies the reserved woman Sara (or Sheindel)-Itte daughter
of Yerachmiel LEISEROVITSH, died 15 Shevat 686
Sat 30 Jan 1926

Here lies the reserved woman, good lady Lasha-Bune, daughter
of Reb Itzchaq ROZEY, died 2nd day of Rosh-Chodesh Elul
656
Mon 10 Aug 1896

Here lies the young man,Mr Zolkind,son of Reb Lipman,died 24 Elul 654

Tue 25 Sep 1894

 

Here lies the considered lady Rachel,daughter of Reb Yehuda-Leib Halevi,died 4 Shevat 677

Sat 27 Jan 1917

 

Here lies a blameless and upright man(Job 1:8;2:3) Asher,son of Meir Gram,who died 14 Nissan 679

Mon 14 Apr 1919

 

Here lies the woman,good lady Be...,daughter of Reb David Tsevi,who died Hoshaana Rabba 680

Wed 15 Oct 1919

 

[in Hebrew it's poetry!] A man [blurred] worshipped the Lord with all his might endeared and kept his Shabbat & Holidays Supported and comforted abandoned orphans Endowed his kindness upon forsaken widows Girded up his strength like a lion even during his illness [in order] to run on happy days to the House of G-D to say in his old age: Blessed be the Blessed Lord and behold, his soul has returned to G-D (?) Naphtali Hertz son of Nathan Died on the day of Simchat Torah in the year 5648/1883

Here lies a man, blameless and upright, our Master and Rav, Chaim-Yehoshua, son of Zeev Dumes, died 24th Shevat, year 664(1904, February, Wednesday 10th). Let his soul be bound in the bundle of life

Here lies the considered woman,a wife of noble character(Proverbs 31:10),good lady Sheinele,daughter of Reb Dov-Ber Padve,died 5 Iyar 664

Wed 20 Apr 1904

 

Unreadable tombstone

Unreadable tombstone

Right:Here lies a blameless and upright man (Job 1:8; 2:3), our
Master the Rav Chaim-David, non of Avraham, died on the 4
Tevet 654
Wed 13 Dec 1893

Left:Here lies the considered woman, Chaia-Pese, daughter of
L...?,Wed died 7 Kislev 655
Wed 5 Dec 1894

Here Lies Buried A respected man The SAINT(!) Nachman The son of Eliakum USDIN Died on the 15th of Tevet 5676 (December 21/22, 1915) May His Soul Be Bound Up in the Bundle of Life

He was born in 1857 and was a shopowner.Married to Sora-Piesha Moshevna

See page about him here

Here Lies Buried
Sh'mu'el son of
Yosef SHNIPT(?)
26 days in Tevet
In the year 5646 (January 2/3, 1886)
May His Soul Be Bound Up in the Bundle of Life

 

 

Here lies Reb Yehoshua ,son of Reb Eliezer,who died...?Tamuz

 

Here lies the precious woman, good lady Sheine, daughter of
Reb Efrayim, who died 23 Nissan 607
Fri 9 Apr 1847

Here lies the woman Sarh,daughter of Reb David,who died 29 Kislev 604

Fri 22 Dec 1843

 

Here lies the woman Malka,daughter of Reb Dov,who died 11...?6...?

 

Unreadable tombstone

Unreadable tombstone

Here lies the woman Pessie?,daughter of Reb Yitzhak,who died 15 Kislev 602

Sun 28 Nov 1841

 

Here lies Reb Yosef,son of Moshe,who died...?

 

Here lies Yokhanan-Eliyahu,son of Reb ? who died eve of Hannukah 6...?

 

Unreadable tombstone

Unreadable tombstone

Here lies a blameless and upright man (Job 1:8; 2:3), our
Master the Rav Yehoshua, son of Reb Tsevi, died 16
Menachem-Av 626
Tue 7 Aug 1866

Here lies Chaya,daughter of Reb Treitel,who died 20 Cheshvan 614

Mon 21 Nov 1853

 

Here lies the man Reb Eliezer(or Abiezer?) son of Reb Shelomoh,died 21 Cheshvan 610

Tue 6 Nov 1849

Here lies Reb Shalom,son of Reb Eliyahu,who died 9 Nissan 609

Sun 1st Apr 1849

 

Here lies Reb Yosef,son of Reb Eliezer,who died Roch Chodesh Tamuz 608

Sun 2 Jul 1848)

 

Here lies Reb Abraham,son of Reb Moshe,died 8 Shevat 608

Thu 13 Jan 1848

 

Here lies the woman Hene,daughter of Reb Yosef,died?

 

Here lies a blameless and upright man (Job 1:8; 2:3), our
Master and Rav, Rabbi Shelomoh, son of Azriel, died 14
Marcheshvan 606
Fri 14 Nov 1845

Here lies Reb Shelomoh, son of Azriel, died 14 Marcheshvan
605
Sun 27 Oct 1844

Here lies a man of faith, observing the Torah, [going along] the right path, a pure soul, a righteous man, revered and humble,
glory of the city and crown of his sons, the honorable Mr.
Chaim-David, son of Reb Elyaqum CIRIN, died Wed 23 Sivan
680 in the town Vishki

Wed 9 Jun 1920


Here lies the old woman ,good lady Frida,daughter of Reb Yeshayahu,who died eve of Roch Chodesh Adar II 622

Sat 1st Mar 1862

 

Here lies the woman ,good lady Esther,daughter of Reb David,who died 6 Sivan 620 Sun 27 May 1860

 

Here lies the considered lady(no name!) ,daughter of Reb Chaim,who died the first day of Rosh Hashana 618

Sat 19 Sep 1857

 

Here lies Reb Yosef,son of Israel Halevi,died 27 Elul 614

Wed 20 Sep 1854

 

 
 

Here lies the woman,good lady Gele,daughter of Reb Chaim,who died 10 Cheshvan 614

Fri 11 Nov 1853

 

Here lies Reb Yitzhak,son of Reb Tsevi,who died 2 Tamuz 613

Fri 8 Jul 1853

 

Unreadable tombstone

Here lies good lady Shime-Frida, daughter of Reb Nissan, and
died 22 Nissan 612
Sun 11 Apr

Here lies the woman ...ekha,daughter of Reb Yehuda,who died 9 Kislev 612( 1852)

 

Here lies the reserved woman..daughter of Reb Yosef....

Here lies the woman Rachel,daughter of Reb Yehuda who died 28 Sivan 608

Thu 29 Jun 1848

Genoch Dumesh, son of Idel

Born 1860

Died 1941

Leizer Dumesh's Grandfather's tombstone

See#3 below

Here Lies Buried The unmarried woman Pola(?) Shit... Daughter of Mordechai GATKIN/GOTKIN(?)

Here lies ...Moshe...who died...

Here lies our dear father,a blameless and upright man,our master and Rav,Rabbi Yehuda-Leib,son of Reb Chaim,died the first day of Pessah 674

Sat 11 Apr 1914

Unreadable tombstone

Here lies
the considered
woman, good lady
Sarah-Pessia Usdin,Nachman Usdin's wife ,
daughter of Reb Moses, of blessed memory,
died 12th Kislev,
year 661

Tue 4 Dec 1900


*= mardi 4 décembre 1900 dans le calendrier grégorien (21 novembre 1900 dans le calendrier julien)..

*=tuesday december 4, 1900[according to the pre-1918 old (Julian) calendar style = november 21,1900 according to the new (Gregorian) calendar style

 

 

 

Here lies the reservedt woman, good lady Blum, daughter of
the late Reb Yitzchaq, of blessed memory, died 2 Adar I 643
Fri 9 Feb 1883

Here lies the reserved woman Shifra, daughter of Reb Asa-
Chaim, died 10 Shevat 632
Sat 20 Jan 1872

Here lies my mother, who gave me birth, Channah-Gute,
daughter of Reb (Shelomoh ?); [died] 8 Adar I 626
Fri 23 Feb 1866

Here lies the woman...who died on the eve of Roch Chodesh Sivan 621

Thu 9 May 1861

 

Here lies Abraham-Chaim,son of Reb Yehoshua

who died 8 Nissan 620

Sat 31 Mar 1860

Here lies the woman Rivqa,daughter of Reb Isser(Asher?) ,died 29 Marcheshvan 617

Thu 27 Nov 1856

 

Unreadable tombstone

Here lies the considered woman Sara,daughter of Reb Baruch,died 3 Adar II 670

Mon 14 Mar 1910

 

Unreadable tombstone

Unreadable tombstone

Here lies a blameless and upright man Mordechai,son of Shmuel Notkin,died 14 Nissan 677

Fri 6 Apr 1917

 

Here lies a blameless and upright man (Job 1:8; 2:3), Reb Idel,
Mon 18 Jan 1909

 

Here lies a blameless and upright man (Job 1:8; 2:3), our Master and Rav, Rabbi Abraham-Aba, son of Reb Dov HaLevi,died Rosh-Chodesh Adar 672
Mon 19 Feb 1912


Here lies the reserved woman,good lady Nechsa(?)

daughter of Reb Abraham,died 17 Shevat 682

Wed 15 Feb 1922

 

Here lies the reserved and considered woman ,good lady ?,daughter of Reb ?Menachem-Av 6.....

 

Unreadable tombstone

Headstone of the grave of the precious woman Rachel,daughter of Reb Shimon-Leib HELLER,died 10 Tevet 665

Sun 18 Dec 1904

 

Unreadable tombstone


[Here lies] the woman Mindel, daughter of Reb Eliezer, who
died 2 Tevet 620
Wed 28 Dec 1859

Here lies the woman Manoach, daughter of Reb Eliyahu, who
died 21 Tishri 620
Tue 18 Oct 1859

Here lies Hene, daughter of Reb Zeev, who died 17 Iyar 650Wed 7 May 1890

Here lies Mindel,daughter of Reb Ytzhak,died Menachem-Av 6... ?

....Isser,son of Reb Naftali....Marsheshvan...

 

Here lies the reserved woman Zelde, daughter of Reb Aba-
Moshe PALKIN, who died in the year 626
1865/1866

Here lies the reserved woman,good lady Beyle,daughter of Reb Natan(?),died 20 Kislev 663

Sat 20 Dec 1902

 

...Moshe-Dov,son of Yequtiel(?)Halevi .....

 

Here lies a righteous man ,our master and Rav,Rabbi Meir...?,son of Reb Shelomo,died 11 Adar 621

Thu 21 Feb 1861

 

 

Here lies a blameless and upright man Meir,son of ...Eliyahu KUKLE,died 28 Iyar 5683

Mon 14 May 1923

 

Here lies the praised virgin Pessie-Rada,daughter of Reb Lipman OMRUD(?),died 19 Menachem-Av 661

Sun 4 Aug 1901

Unreadable tombstone

Here lies the reservved woman,good lady Michle- Beil,daughter of Reb Dov,died 22 Shevat 666

Sat 17 Feb 1906

Here lies the young man Meir-Velvel,son of Reb Zelig SKORODOCH,died 21 Tamuz 679

Sat 19 Jul 1919

 

The unmarried man
Gershon Re'uven
Son of Nachum Notkin of Blessed Memory,died 5 Marsheshvan 5671( Mon 7 Nov 1910)

 

Here lies the reserved woman ...

Here lies the woman Frume,daughter of Reb Baruch(?),died 26(?) Av 664(?)

Sun 7 Aug 1904(?)

 

Here lies the young girl(literally "the virgin")good lady ....daughter of Reb Chaim-Israel,died 19 Menachem-Av 672

Fri 2 Aug 1912

 

Here lies the young girl Hayah-Sarah, daughter of Reb Jacob HaLevi HORWITZ(Gurevich), who died 20th Menahem-Av, year 6…

Here lies a pious man, eminent in Torah and fear of God, RebShelomoh, son o f Gabriel FONAROFF, who died 19 Kislev

Tue 24 Dec 1924


 

Unreadable tombstone

Unreadable tombstone

Here lies the reserved woman, …?, daughter of Reb Shabtai,
who died 1st Adar 679

(Problem with the date; 2
possibiblities, the year has 2 months
Adar, which is not indicated on the
headstone. So, 1) 1st Adar I 679 =
Sat 1st Feb 1919; 1st Adar II 679 =
Mon 3 Mar 1919.)

Here Lies Buried The woman Kl... Daughter of Chaim (?) the 18th day Of the month of Cheshvan(?) 194? 

Here lies the young girl (literally, "the virgin") Berakhah-
Hinde, daughter of Reb Isaac-Raphael ULMAN, died 25
Nissan 687
Wed 14 Apr 1927

 

Unreadable tombstone

Here lies the honorable Baruch,son of Abraham(?)

 

Here lies the reserved woman ,good lady Michle,daughter of Reb Chaim-Aba,died 16 Adar ?

 

Unreadable tombstone

Remember the son of Reb Yidel Cohen, born 1860, died 19411941

Genoch Dumesh, son of Idel

Born 1860

Died 1941

Leizer Dumesh's Grandfather's tombstone

 

Unreadable tombstone

Here lies the woman Zelda,daughter of Reb Chaim,died 15 Shevat 616

Wed 23 Jan 1856

Unreadable tombstone

Unreadable tombstone

Sh...?son of Shemuel,died 21 Adar 630

(Blurred. Problem with the date;
several possibiblities, because one
can read 630 or 632. In the first as in
the second case, the year has 2
months Adar, which is not indicated
on the headstone. So, 1) 21 Adar I
630 = Tue 22 Feb 1870; 21 Adar II
630 = Thu 24 Mar 1870 - 2) 21
Adar I 632 = Fri 1st Mar 1872; Sun
31 Mar 1872.)

Unreadable tombstone

Unreadable tombstone

Unreadable tombstone

Here lies Yaacov Meilach,son of Abraham,the crown of our head(Lamentations 5:16)one of the...

Unfortunately shot with grass hiding the rest of the text!


Unreadable tombstone

Unreadable tombstone

  Here lies Tsilla, daughter of Aharon -Tsevi BAGOL, died on the day of the destruction of the Temple in the year 683
Sun 22 Jul 1923                    

 

(above, the hands signify the person was a Kohen, a priest, descendant of Moses' brother Aaron)

Our dear father
Excelled in the study of Torah and in wisdom
The honored Ritual Slaughterer and Examiner [this is written as an abbreviation, as is common in Hebrew, pronounced SHUB]
Israel Avraham
The praised
Son of R'Baruch David
SHUB z"l [of blessed memory]
Died 4 Sivan 5630(Fri 3 June 1870)

May his soul be bound in the bond of life

See#1 below

 

Unreadable tombstone

Unreadable tombstone

Unreadable tombstone

Right:Here lies a blameless and upright man (Job 1:8; 2:3), our
Master the Rav Chaim-David, non of Avraham, died on the 4
Tevet 654
Wed 13 Dec 1893

Left:Here lies the considered woman, Chaia-Pese, daughter of
L...?,Wed died 7 Kislev 655
Wed 5 Dec 1894

Here Lies Buried A respected man The SAINT(!) Nachman The son of Eliakum USDIN Died on the 15th of Tevet 5676 (December 21/22, 1915) May His Soul Be Bound Up in the Bundle of Life

He was born in 1857 and was a shopowner.Married to Sora-Piesha Moshevna

See page about him here

Here Lies Buried
Sh'mu'el son of
Yosef SHNIPT(?)
26 days in Tevet
In the year 5646 (January 2/3, 1886)
May His Soul Be Bound Up in the Bundle of Life

 

 

Genoch Dumesh, son of Idel

Born 1860

Died 1941

Leizer Dumesh's Grandfather's tombstone

See#3 below

Here Lies Buried The unmarried woman Pola(?) Shit... Daughter of Mordechai GATKIN/GOTKIN(?)

Бор Рувим Герцевич

1894-1970

Ruvim Bor,son of Guersen

To see Ruvim Bor's house in Vishki in 2008 click on the thumbnail

Tombstone 302

Here lie the children Josef and Yekhiel who died 12th Kislev,
year 626
Thu 30 Nov 1865

Tombstone 304(Bruce Dumes's photo)

Here lies a reserved woman, Haya-Sarah, daughter of …? Aba,
who died 17 Adar 659
Mon 27 Feb 1899

Tombstone 305(Bruce Dumes's photo)

… Hine, daughter of Israel GURVITZ, who died ...

Tombstone 307(Bruce Dumes's photo)

Reb Yaaqov, son of Reb Selig KATZ, died …? 645

Tombstone 308(Bruce Dumes's photo)

Here lies Reb Shemuel, son of Reb Yosef, who died 23 Tevet
643
Tue 2 Jan 1883

 

 

Tombstone 2

 

Tombstone 1

 
       
       
       

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The phrase "A perfect man of integrity, Our rabbi and teacher " is meaningless when it appears on a tombstone, since it appears on most tombstones of males.  It does not indicate that the deceased was unusually righteous or a great rabbi, though he might have been.(Schlomo Katz)

The hands with the spreadt fingers means that this person is a cohan (tribe of Cohan i.e. priests.... descendents of Aaron the brother of Moses). The spread finger hand was used when the Cohanim blessed the congregation.  Cohans were restricted from going to cemeteries with the exception of the burials of their parents, children, brothers and unmarried sisters.

Tombstones by dates

In the 1840 ies

Date
Month
Name
First name
Son/daughter of
Tombstone N°
1841 Nov 28   Peshe Yitzhak 139
1843 Dec 22   Sarah David 135
1843     Hene Zeev 218
           
1844 Oct 27   Shlomo Azriel 163
1845 Nov 14   Shlomo Ezrial 162
1846 Oct 5   Tobiah-Meir Yehudah-Halevi 71
1847 Apr 9   Sheine Efrayim 134
1848 Jan 13   Abraham Moshe 160
1848 Jun 29   Rahel Yehuda 188
1848 Jul 2   Yosef Eliezer 159
1849     Nechama Yehuda  
1849 Apr 1st   Shalom Eliyahu 158
1849 Nov 6   Eliezer Shlomo 157

In the 1850 ies

Date
Month
Name
First name
Son/daughter of
Tombstone N°
1850     Eliezer Shlomo  
1850     Hasya Yehuda-Leib  
1851 Dec   Ekha Yehuda 186
1852 Apr 11   Shima-Frida Yosef 185
1852 Oct 2   Hana-Rivke Yehuda 14
1853 Jul 8   Yitzhak Tsevi(Tzvi) 183
1853 Nov 11   Gele Hayim 182
1853 Nov 21   Haya Treitel 155
1854 Sep 20   Yosef Israel Halevi
181
1856 Jan 23   Zelda Hayim 270
1856 Nov 27   Rivka Isser(Asher) 200
1857 Sep 19   ? Hayim 180
1859 Oct 18   Manoach Eliyahu 217
1859 Dec28   Mindel Eliezer 216

In the 1860

Date
Month
Name
First name
Son/daughter of
Tombstone N°
1860     Peshe Yitzhak  
1860     Moshe Eliahu  
1860     Mendel Eliezer 216
1860 Mar 31   Abraham-Hayim Yehoshua 199
1860 May 27   Esther David 178
1861     Meita Yokheved(?) Azar bar Yayim  
1861 Feb 21   Meir(?) Shlomo 233
1861 May 9   ?a woman ? 198
1862 Mar 1st   Frida Yeshayahu 177
1864     Yohanan-Eli Yehuda  
1865     Abraham Yehuda  
1865 Nov 30 the children Yosef and Yekhiel   302

1865/

1866

  Palkin Zelde Aba-Moshe 228
1866 Aug 7   Yehoshua Tzvi 153
1867 Jan 4   Tsippe ? 63
1867 Nov 20   Shalom Yehuda-Leib 57
1867 May 6   ...Aba Zeev 99
1868 Oct 31   Frume Shmuel 98
1868 Dec 12   Reuven Mordechai 97
1869 Feb 20   Ziskind Juda 95
1869 Apr 27   Sarah-Malka Yehoshua 55
1869 Nov 28   Hasya Moshe 89
           
           
           
           
           

In the 1870

Date
Month
Name
First name
Son/daughter of
Tombstone N°
1870   Shub Israel-Abraham Baruch-David F
1870 Feb 23   Sh... Shmuel 273
1872     Mehulihal Natan  
1872 Jan 20   Shifre Aba-Hayim 196
1873     Tsevi Arye-Leib  
1873 Nov 26   Malka Yehel(Yehuda) 91
1874 Mar 10   Abraham David 58
1874 Mar 27   Shmuel Hayim Halevi 90
1875 Feb 9   Natan Nahum 103
1876 Jan 29   Hasya Moshe 59
1876 May 24   Hinde-Haya Meir-Eliahu 49
1877 Jul 7   Sarah-Rivka Yehuda 64
1878 Jan 13   Yitzhak Yehuda 84
1878 Aug 3   Idel Shlomo 65
1879 Apr 2   Yosef Yitzhak 72
           
           
           
           
           
           
           

In the 1880 ies

Date
Month
Name
First name
Son/daughter of
Tombstone N°
1881 Jan 10   Golde Yosef 92
1881 Aug 14 Amdur Pesha-Rada Lipman 236
1881     Sarah Alexander-Sender  
1882 Jan 12   David-Zeev Yosef 96
1882 Nov 22   Yeshayahu Yehoshua-Noah 81
1883     Naftali-Herz Natan 134
1883 Jan 2 Shnipt(?) Shmuel Yosef 67
1883 Jan 3   Rahel Natan 82
1883 Feb 9   Blume Yitzhak 195
1883 Feb 11   Libe-Yente Shlomo 66
1884 Jul 30   Eita Meir 52
1884 Oct 4   Eliahu Yitzhak 74
1885     Tsirel Abraham 50
1885     Shlomo-Zalman Abraham  
1885     Hayim-Meir Shlomo  
1885 Jan 1 Katz Jakov Zelig 79
1885 Mar 6   Fruma-Elke Dan 51
1885 May 25   Rute Abraham-Aba  
1885 Dec 10   Shterne-Rachel Aharon 60
1885 Dec 31   Kaufman Yosef-Halevi 53
1886     Yakov Yekhiel-Michel  
1886   Usdin Eliakim Hayim  
1886 Jan 3   Kaufman Yosef 53
1886 Apr 12   Ite-Golde Shmuel 68
1887 Feb 19   Hayim-Israel Yekhiel-Avraham 86
1888     Naftali Hertz 56
1888 May 21   Dite Abraham-Aba 78
1889     Bluma Yitzhak 195
1889 Apr 22   Shime Shimon 88
1889 Jun 6   Tsippe Abraham 62
1889 Oct 4   Shlomo Abraham Halevi 80
           
           
           
           

In the 1890 ies

Date
Month
Name
First name
Son/daughter of
Tombstone N°
1890     Ezra Shmuel  
1890 May 7   Hena Zeev 218
1890     Hene Yosef 161
1890 Oct 27   Shlomo Azriel 163
1890 Oct 29   Hana Aharon 38
1891 Nov 12   Beila-Sheit Aba 43
1891     Hayim Yehuda-Leib  
1891 Jul 23   Tsevi-Hirsh Shmuel 76
1891 Aug 24   Yosef Zeev 42
1892     Lein Shaul  
1892 May 11   Aba-Gala Aba 110
1892     Abraham-Aba Dov Halevi  
1892 Nov 11   Sheindel Moshe 44
1893 Mar 5   Haya-Sara Aba 111
1893     Hana Aron  
1893 Nov 22   Haya-Hinde Tzvi-Heshel 36
1893 Dec 13   Hayim-David Avraham 129(right)
1894     Shmuel Aron-Zelig 28
1894     Meita May  
1894     Bluma Israel  
1894 May 23 Minsler Yale Yerachmiel 47
1894 May 30   Betzabel Shmuel 48
1894 Aug 18 Heskin Shmuel-Gershon   29
1894 Sep 25   Zolkind Lipan 115
1894 Dec 5   Haya-Peshe Hil(?) 129(left)
1895 Feb 20   Yehoshua-Zelig Meir Hacohen 24
1895     Yosef Zeev 42
1896     Yekhiel-Abraham Yakov 112
1896     Haya-Sora Abba 111
1896     Mishirael Moshe  
1896 Aug 10 Rozey Lasha-Bune Yitzhak 114
1897 Mar 5   Yechiel-Abraham Yaakov 112
1898 Oct 29   Gitel Zvi 69
1899     Mezohavav(?) Yehuda  
1899 Jan 20   Hinde Israel 30
1899 Feb 11   Libe-Yente    
1899 Feb 27   Haya-Sarah Aba(?) 304
           
           
           
           

In the 1900 ies

Date
Month
Name
First name
Son/daughter of
Tombstone N°
1900   Usdin Sora-Piesha Moshe 194
1900 Jan 25   Gitel Shlomo 73
1900 Apr 20   Shime Shimon 88
1901     Mirke Levinson Halevi  
1901 Feb 27   Beitel-Eliezer Lipman 237
1901 Aug 4 Omrud(?) Peshe-Rada Lipman 236
1902 Dec 21   Beyle Natan(?) 299
1903 Apr 3   Haya-Rivke Abraham 75
1904 Feb 10 Dumes Hayim-Yehoshua Zeev 125
1904 Apr 20 Pavde Sheinele Dov 126
1904 Jun 10   Haya-Sora Yehudah 32
1904 Aug 7   Frume Baruch(?) 245
1904 Dec 18 Heller Rachel Shimon-Leib 214
1905 Apr 25   Shalom David 61
1906 Feb 17   Michle-Beil Dov 240
1908 Jul 10   Shmuel Aba 21
1909 Jan 18   Idel(Yudel) Israel Hacohen 208
1909 Nov 25   Feibesh-Mendel Yosef-Leib 87
1910     Mussa Hayim-Meir  
1910 Mar 14   Sara Baruch 202
1910 Nov 7 Notkin Gershen-Reuven Nahum 243
1911 Mar 6   Shlomo-Yehudah Shabtai 238
1912 Feb19   Abraham-Aba Dov Halevi 209
1912 Aug 2   The virgin? Hayim-Israel 252
1914 Apr 11   Heyuda-Leib Hayim 192
1914 Jan 4   Rivka-Dvora Tsevi Halevi 45
1915 Apr or may Dumesh Hasya   70
1915 Dec 21 Usdin Nachman Eliokim  
1915     Dvora Tsvi Halevi  
1917   Vetkin Mordekhai Shmuel  
1917 Jan 27   Rahel Yehuda-Leib 117
1917 Apr 6 Notkin Mordechai Shmuel 207
1918   Hariz(?) Abraham-Zelig    
1918 Apr 20 Dumesh Hasya Gershen 70
1918 Apr 26/27 Ulman Rasha Yehiel(Yitzhak-Rafael)  
1918 Aug 31   Abraham-Zelig Naftali-Hertz 106

1918/

1919

  ? Shabtai   258
1919 Apr 14 Gram Asher(Osher) Meir 119
1919 July 19 Skorodoch Meir-Velvel Selig 241
1919 Oct 15   Bel... David-Tsevi 120
1919 Nov 19 Grob Hiene Eliezer 17
           

In the 1920 ies

Date
Month
Name First name
Son/daughter of
Tombstone N°
1920   Katz Yenta    
1920 Jun 9 Tzirin Hayim-David Eliakim 167
1920 Aug 9 Kit(?) Feye Shemaryahu 104
1920     Yehoshua Eliezer  
1921   Golan Hana    
1921 Nov 23 Gram(?) Mordekhai Osher(Asher) 05
1922 Feb 15   Nechsa Abraham 210
1922 May 1st   Pieshe-Hinde Yeshyahu Halevi 06
1923 May 14 Kukle Meir Aharon-Eliahu 235
1923     Hase-Rivka Shlomo  
1923 Jun 26   Sheina Pinchas 13
1923 Jul 22 Kagan Tzila Zvi E
1924

Feb 13 or

Mar 14

Shavik(?) Sholem Dov Halevi 12
1924 Jul 21 Valk Abraham Dov-David 01
1925 May 23 Valk Meir Abraham 01
1925 Dec 19 Fonarov Shlomo Gabriel  
1925 Dec 31   Roshe-Rivka Alexander 301
1926     Sheina Menachem  
1926     Aba Israel-Shimon  
1926 Jan 30   Sarah-Ita Yrachmiel Lazerovich(?) 113
1926 Nov 12 Golandski Yitzhak Shelomo 23
1927 Feb 9 Tzirin Pesha Eliahu 03
1927 Feb 9   Roche-Rivke Alexander 02
1927 Apr 14 Ulman Braha-Hinde Yitzhak-Rafael 260
1927 Oct 3 Shepshelevich David-Hayim Zalman 8Tombstoe
           
           

In the 1930 ies

Date
Month
Name
First name
Son/daughter of
Tombstone N°
1933 Jun 4 Notkin Ezra   04
1934 Aug 29 Skorochod Selig-Mordechai Aba-Moshe 101
1936   Lohvitz Kila Hamagad Arye  
           
           

In the 1940/1970 ies

Date
Month
Name
First name
Son/daughter of
Tombstone N°
1941     Eliahu Aba 105
1941 Jun 24   Eliahu Aba,son of Israel-Shimon 306
1941 Jun 24   Aba Israel-Shimon 105
1941   Dumesh Genoch Idel 267
1941   Dumesh Idel Born in 1860 303
1941     Pieshe Yitzhak 139