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Can anyone help me translate the following address in the vicinity of Grodno (Belarus), circa 1900? Thanks very much! Rafael Harpaz Atlanta Georgia Researching: Ratman/Rothman, Farber (Grodno); Tarman

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Here is buried the rabbi the great tzaddik in Torah and wisdom, humble and lowly Yosef Yaakov ben Aryeh Leib HaCohen passed away to the grief of his family {unclear} Adar year 1873 {the 3rd is not cle