For a Reform Jewish amateur genealogist, this is the ultimate test of one’s religious education:
With the help of this guide, I succeeded.
Line 1: Here is interred
Line 2: Reb Moshe Leyb, son of
Line 3: Ahron Kruvant.
Line 4: Died five days into
Line 5: the month of Tishrei
Line 6: in the year 5672.
Line 7: May his soul be bound in the bonds of life.
5 Tishrei 5672 = Sept 26-27, 1911.
No indication at all of when he was born. Birth dates aren’t as important in the Jewish tradition.
Those of you who have always wondered what my middle initial “C” stood for…the picture above gives you a huge clue.
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