In reference to VM82889: this is not the death certificate of Ernestine Mannheim, but of her husband Aron [?] Seelig.

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"Levite" or "the Levi" is a designation given only to MALES, not to women. (it is passed down from father to son and originated with Levi, one of the twelve sons of Jacob).

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Re: "I would be happy to donate 4 plots to a worthy Jewish organization". Perhaps the "Hebrew Free Burial Association" would be interested. Here is their website: https://www.hebrewfreeburial.org/ Fre

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It is WONDERFUL to have this free access to all of their records, particularly those from other countries. I want to point out an issue, though: When you "view" the original source, you will usually b

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I want to thank Debbie Lifshitz (and Leya Aronson of Toronto, who posted a reply separately) for bringing up a possible reading that had completely slipped my mind: b'sayvah tovah, meaning that someon

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I am standing “on the shoulders” of the above replies in composing my response. Here lies Our dear mother A modest and honest woman Beloved to all those who knew her Mrs. CHANNAH FREEDA/FRAYDA daughte

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There are a number of discrepancies among the replies that were given. I hope to come back with a full reading later. Meanwhile, I would like to point out: 1. Her middle name might have been pronounce

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While I am not descended from Dutch Jews, one of my (German) aunts married a Dutchman and they lived in Amsterdam, from where they and their young child were deported to Westerbork and killed in Sobib

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Here lies A dear woman and mother BREINAH, daughter of Dov Ber Levinson died the 28th of Kislev 5706 May her soul be bound up in the bond of life. ================================================ The

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As the ViewMate posting is now 'closed', I cannot respond there, as I would have wished to. I am the helper who pointed out that -- based on the Hebrew date -- the secular date might have been the 5th

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It is available on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qB1DwkPGcfM

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Shavua Tov, I am wondering whether you are aware that you can post images of gravestones using the wonderful ViewMate feature of jewishgen. Doing so make it easy to reply, and easier for helpers to se

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I would recommend that you post it to ViewMate, in the "Translation -- Yiddish" category: https://www.jewishgen.org/viewmate/toupload.asp

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To combine the various replies about the date of death: The Hebrew date was the 7th of Tevet, 5690. This date began at sunset on January 6th, 1930, and ended at sunset on the 7th. As to the pronunciat

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The date was read correctly by the first person who responded, namely: the 8th of Cheshvan, 5679.

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Bob Silverstein bobsilverstein@... asked for help translating 20 words and phrases from a letter including "Is the man’s name Cwi the same as Tvi?" Cwi is a Polish spelling of the Hebrew name

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Most candelabras on gravestones seem to have two candleholders. This one has four. Many women have a tradition of lighting one candle per family member. The following is just a guess, but this MAY mea

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There might not necessarily be a "connection" between the names. Often, people would have a Hebrew name and a secular name that are totally different. That being said, if you are looking for his fathe

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If you have other gravestones, may I suggest that you post them on the ViewMate page. It was created for that purpose, and is really the best way to get a gravestone translated. Here is my reading: ==

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Hello, My parents lived in Unna for a few years after their marriage in the 1930's. As you live in Unna, I imagine that you have already tried this, but just in case not: Have you contacted the city w