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Keidan's Jewish Cemetery

Inscriptions from the stones

There are several hundred tombstones remaining in the Keidan Jewish cemetery. In September, 1997, researcher Ada Greenblatt visited the cemetery and, with guide Regina Kopilevich, recorded as many of the inscriptions as possible. The records below are arranged according to the placement of the stones, beginning with the farthest row from the cemetery entrance (here designated row "A" and working forward.

LOCATIONNAMEDATENOTES

A-1Shmuel Henoch son of Avraham ALTMONER6 Adar II 1937

A-2Yakov ben Yosef Leib SHISINSKY22 Tevet 1938

A-3Meir Dovid ben Tzodik FENTZTER26 Kislev 1940

A-4Moshe ben Avraham Aron POKROISKY25 Nisan 1937

A-5Moshe ben Meshulem HaLevi SHAPIRO28 Adar 1937

A-6Eliezer Eliahu ben Yitzchak BERGEL17 Av 1930

A-7Chaim ben Yehuda CHARNES2 Iyar 1930

A-8Yosef Shraga ben Yehoshua Nechamia WOLPERT4 Kislev 1928

A-9Yehuda Moshe ben Eliahu KIR16 ? 1938

A-10Aron Tzvi ben Chaim Arya HaCohen28 Nisan 1926

A-11Yosef Yakov ben Shmuel Meir SHUR12 Nisan 1924(both he and his father were prominent rabbis)

A-12Chenoch ben Chaim TOYB3 Nisan 1924(prominent in Torah)

A-13Simeon ben Chaim Natan BERNSTEIN1 Cheshvan 1926

A-14Yosef Shraga ben Eliezer BERKMAN6 Shevat 1926

A-15Yisrael Moshe ben Hillel SHAPIRO21 Kislev 1930

A-16Meir Michal ben HaRav HaTzadek Shmuel FELDBERG17 Adar 1930(was a great-great grandson of the Gaon of Vilna's brother, Rabbi Avraham Ragoler, who wrote Maalot Torah)
[Ada's note: Another descendent of the Gaon of Vilna's brother is buried in the Krakes Jewish Cemetery, 20 miles NW of Kedain. He is Chaim Meir ben HaRav HaGaon Avraham Menachem FELDBERG, who entered eternity on 1 Sivan 1926].

A-17Dvora Miriam SHAMESH bat Chaim7 Iyar 1917(note: Shamesh was her married name)

B-1Ruchel SHLAPOBERSKY bat Arya6 Adar 1940

B-2needs someone with a shovel in order to determine

B-3Yisrael ben Yakov GEL and Chase GEL bat Leib Arya INTRILIGATORwho were killed on 9 Iyar 1945

B-4Kopel Ber ben Tzvi ABRAMOWITZ10 Elul 1932his occupation was an Advocate

B-5Moshe ben Shmuel BEKER15 Av 1933

B-6Yitzchak ben Katriel RIVKOWITZ4 Adar 1931

B-7Yisrael Hirsch ben Yehuda Leib ZIF22 Adar I 1929

B-8Arya Tuvia ben Abba Yehuda FRIEDLAND1927

B-9Chaim ben Moshe HOFENBERG8 Iyar 1927

B-10Chaim ben Yehuda Leib VULFOVITS27 Kislev 1926 (or 1927)

B-11Baruch ben Yisrael SHLAPOBERSKY14 Tevet 1924

B-12Yechezkal son of Avraham PERLMAN16 Adar 1925

B-13Avraham Aron ben Avigdor HaCohen7 Shevat 1924

B-14Mordechai Tzvi ben Yehuda HaCohen GEBEN2 Nisan 1922

B-15Yehoshua Dov ben Shlomo Zvulon KEDANSKY28 Cheshvan 1922
[Ada's note: there are also three KEDANSKY tombstones in the Vandziogala Jewish Cemetery]

B-16Yehuda Leib ben Tzvi GOLOMBECK18 Adar 1919

B-17tombstone stolensomeone who died 19 August 1918

B-18Shamiah ben Shlomo GOLDSTEINNisan 1915

B-19male WOLPERT (first name cannot be read)4 Shevat 1915

B-20Avraham Mordechai ben Yehoshua BERNSTEIN15 Sivan 1919

B-21Ruchel bat Mordechai25 Nisan 1924

B-22Mordechai ben Arya LANDZBERG15 Shevat 1922

C-1Sheina Aita bat Natan Yehuda GOLDBLAT10 Elul 1938

C-2Sarah Bluma bat Tzvi HaCohen KEITZER20 Tevet 1937

C-3Mera Zlote VILENTZIK bat Yechial Michal2nd day of Sukkot 1929

C-4Chaia Raize? bat Zalman9 Elul 1925, age 60

C-5Toibe Gitel bat Tzvi Yitzchak HaCohenCheshvan 1921 (possibly the 8th day)

C-6Aitel bat AvrahamSivan 1909

C-7Rivka Menucha bat Simeon28 Adar II 1902

C-8Leah bat ZalkindSukkot 1903

C-9Chase bat Yakov26 Shevat 1907

C-10Ruchel Sore bat Yehoshua5 Adar II 1910

C-11Avraham Yitzchak ben Tzvi16 Tamuz 1905

C-12Dov Ber MEYERES son of ShneurPurim 1908

C-13Avraham ben Yitzchak1904

C-14Shmuel ben Moshe SANDLER4 Shevat 1904

C-15Yosef ben Moshe22 Sivan 1906

C-16Todres ben Yehuda LeibAdar II 1908

C-17Yakov son of Moshe Meir HaCohen11 Sivan 1910

C-18Sholom ben Shmuel29 Tishrei 1911

C-19Yakov ben Meir HaCohen KIRZNER21 Shevat 1913

D-1Sarah Leiba MULER bat Shmuel11 Adar 1936

D-2Grune Feiga bat Shmuel Yitzchak HaCohen11 Shevat 1935/15 January 1935

D-3Malka Yocheved JOFFE bat Mordechai4 Shevat 1935

D-4Leiba Malka COHEN nee RUBENSTEIN11 Shevat 1933daughter of Kopel Michal HaCohen

D-5Sarah Dina MISLAVTI bat Zev HaCohen19 Tevet 1931

D-6Chana Tila JOFFE bat Chaim Eli3 Tishrei ? (year broken off and cannot be determined)

D-7Toiba bat Chaim CASSEL11 Kislev 1923

D-8Sarah Sheina bat Zev SHRALOV (or SRALOV)29 Av 1922

D-9Aita Yochle bat Yitzchak HaLeviKislev 1906

D-10Hoda bat Yakov1900

D-11Mina bat Pinchusvery difficult to read

D-12Nechama bat EliShevat 1902

D-13Chaia Leah bat AsherAv 1901

D-14Chaia bat Avraham Abba26 Shevat (year not written)

D-15Dina bat Shlomo(too difficult to determine date)

D-16Leah bat Shanewife of Yehoshua Beshil

D-17Pere bat David HaCohen16 Iyar 1899

D-18Feiga Elka bat MonisAdar 1897

D-19Yenta Dvora Elihash bat Avraham Yitzchak(too dificult to determine date)

D-20Frieda bat MordechaiCheshvan 1894

D-21Ita Roda bat NachmanShevat 1894

D-22Yehuda Leib ben Natan

D-23Tzipe bat Akiva STUNGER?18 Cheshvan 1895

D-24Esther bat Yakov1900

D-25Yakov ben Duber SHAPIRO1895

D-26Yehuda Yisrael ben Menachem Mendel1894

D-27Leah bat Arya1914

D-28Yoel Reubin ben Zusman1899

D-29Avraham Yitzchak ben Eliahu CASSEL17 Tamuz 1900

D-30Abba Moshe ben AronTevet 1871

D-31Yosef ben YitzchakAdar 1901

D-32Asher ben ShlomoKislev 1901

D-33Pesach ben Avraham YitzchakKislev 1903

D-34Meir David ben Chaim Yonah24 Adar 1903

D-35Hilleldied Kislev 1893, age 13

D-36Adir ben Zelig1888

E-1Michla bat Mordechai HaCohen RACHIN10 Shevat 1938

E-2Chaia Ruchel KANGISER bat Yisrael28 Tamuz 1934

E-3Chaia Gitel bat Kalman BODIANisan 1932

E-4Sarah bat YosefSivan 1926

E-5Rivka LEBIOTKIN bat BaruchSivan 1923

E-6Sarah Esther bat Yehuda HaCohen KANGISERTevet 1920

E-7Mina bat Yehuda Leib GOLDSTEIN1860?

E-8Feige Zise bat Isachar BerTevet 1901

E-9Chiena Keile bat Mordechai HaCohenShevat 1895

E-10Ruchel Leah bat Avraham Abbawife of Elkind BORKON(date not readable)

E-11Frume Esther bat Moshe HaCohen(can't see date)

E-12Moshe ben Yitzchak1897

E-13Chaia Dora(?) bat Avraham(can't read date)

E-14Shteril bat Yehuda Leib HaCohen1895

E-15Ruchel bat Shaul1894 (?)

E-16Toiba Keile bat Eliahu(date overgrown)

E-17Yitzchak ben Avraham Abba1898

E-18Avraham Abba ben Yitzchak1895

E-19Natan ben ZeligTishrei 1895

E-20Keile Gite bat Natan1898

E-21Friede bat Avigdor1892

E-22Sheine Rivka bat Shmuel1889

E-23Chaim Zalkind ben Yechiel Michal1888

E-24Hinda Rivka bat Tzvi HirshElul 1884

E-25male (it says our father) ben Moshenot readable

E-26Mordechai ben Dov1888

E-27Shmuel ben Yisrael1888

E-28_______ ben DovKislev 1889

E-29Rivka bat Shlomo1889

E-30Mones ben Yehuda HaCohen(date requires digging with shovel)

F-1Meir Chaim ben Gershon MULERPesach 1935

F-2Shmuel Yakov son of Mishil BURSHTEIN13 Iyar 1938

F-3Baruch ben Yisrael LINDE8 Adar I 1932

F-4Zavil ben Tzvi FRIEDLAND8 Nisan 1931

F-5Chaim ben Dov GRIA26 December 1929

F-6Alexander ROSEN ben Yisrael LIPTZIKTamuz 1928

F-7Aron ben YakovNisan 1898

F-8Yekutial ben Yakov SIEGEL1895

F-9Sheine Pesa bat Yakov1893

F-10Blume bat Moshe(cannot see year)

F-11Chaim Yonah ben Meir1892

F-12Asna Rivka bat Shmuel1890

F-13Mordechai Yehoshua ben YakovKislev 1890

F-14Gabriel ben Yakov1889

F-15Yitzchak ben Dov HaLeviShevat 1888

F-16Pesa bat ShabtaiShevat 1888

F-17Mordechai ben Ezrial ZeligTishrei 1887

F-18Chaia Sarah bat Yechiel Michal1884

F-19illegible -- cannot be read

F-20Meir Natan JOFFE(date in ground -- needs shovel)

F-21Yisrael Tzvi Hirsch son of Yehuda(date in ground -- needs shovel)

F-22Yehudit bat Moshe(date in ground -- needs shovel)

F-23Batia Reicha bat Yitzchak AizikShevat 1884

F-24Yakov ben Zev HaCohen1884

F-25impossible -- nothing

F-26Shneuer ben David1888

F-27Sarah Glika bat Yehuda Yisrael1889

F-28Menachem Mendel ben Eliezer1890

F-29Yakov Yekel ben Shlomo1893

F-30Yechial Michal ben Tzvi David1896

G-1Sarah Sheina FRIEDMANIyar 1938

G-2Chiena Shteril PERLMAN bat David ATLASElul 1930

G-3Ruchel Leah BERGER bat TuviaKislev 1923

G-4Ruchel TEZOV bat AbbaShevat 1922

G-5Chana SHOCHAR bat Menachem Aron HaCohen nee KLIBANSKY1922

G-6Esther Reina bat Ezrial ZeligShevat 1922(double stone)
Chaia Slova bat Yakov HaCohenTevet 1922

G-7Ruchel Gitel MULITZ(?)Tevet 1931

G-8Chava Hoda GARNIK bat Yehuda Zelig?Adar 1895

G-9Feiga Batia bat Reuvin1894

G-10Shmuel Eliezer ben Avraham Aron HaCohen1894

G-11Raiza bat Yakov HaLevi1893

G-12Leib Yeramiah ben Yitzchak RABINOWITZShevat 1892

G-13Arya ben Chaim1890

G-14Shmuel Ber ben Natan Feitel1889

G-15Baruch ben Yosef(can't read year, but about same time -- 1888 or 1889)

G-16Nisan ben Isachar BerElul 1888

G-17Yehuda Eliezer ben Yitzchak HaCohen1887

G-18something with Yisrael Chaim in it(can't be read -- very legible, but very difficult text)

G-19Aitel bat Shaul HaLevi1884

G-20Avraham Zusman ben YitzchakSivan 1881

G-21Shlomo Zalman ben Tzvi Hirsch1881

G-22Malka bat Yonah HaCohenNisan 1881

G-23Ruchel Rivka bat Yisrael(date in ground -- needs shovel - same time period, 1881)

G-24Leiba bat Leib1881

G-25Eliahu (cannot be determined)Elul 1870

G-26Sheina bat MordechaiKislev 1881

G-27Rivka bat Yakov HaCohen1881(double stone)
Moshe ben AvrahamIyar 1881

G-28Sarah Rivka bat MeirAv (year cannot be determined, but it's 1880's)

G-29Aron Pinchas ben Mordechai1884

G-30David ben ShmuelSukkot 1885

G-31Chava Malka bat Kopel(date in ground -- needs shovel -- 1885 or 1886)

G-32Gitel bat Yitzchak Aizik1886

G-33Batia bat Natan Nate1887

G-34Gitel SHULINSKY bat ShmuelKislev 1888

G-35Yehuda Leib ben Eliezer1897(possibly father of G-36 directly below)

G-36Beile bat Yehuda LeibKislev 1900(possibly daughter of G-35 directly above)

H-1Chana Leah bat Baruch Leibwife of Yisrael Moshe SHAPIROAv 1927

H-2Vitel SMILG bat Tzvi MAZURTamuz 1927

H-3Chana Feiga bat Eliezer SIRKINNisan 1926

H-4Feiga bat NatanShevat 1923

H-5Shmuel ben Yehuda Leib1899 Kislev

H-6Mordechai ben Eliezer HOFENBERG2 Tishrei 1901

H-7Yitzchak Aizik ben Aron1888

H-8Shraga Meir ben Natan1895

H-9aChenoch Zundil ben Zev Vulf TRAVIS (Treivis)Adar 1895(2 tombstones for same person)
H-9bChenoch Zundil ben Zev Vulf TRAVISAdar 1895(directly behind H-9a)

H-10David Zev Yermiahu (a guess)(year takes too much time to determine)

H-11Yehoshua Nechamiah ben EliahuCheshvan 1893

H-12Pesach ben David(date cannot be determined)

H-13Chaim ben Mordechai(date cannot be determined)

H-14Moshe Yonah ben Avraham Shmuel1892

H-15Yehuda Nisan ben Yosef KATZ1892

H-16Tzvi Hirsch ben Moshe1890

H-17Yitzchak Mordechai ben Yakov BIRON1898

H-18Dover (Duber) ben Nataniel DUBINSKY1887

H-19Yakov Lopa ben Yehuda Leib HaCohen(date not readable)

H-20COHEN(name in ground -- needs shovel)

H-21Fradel Zlote bat Shmuel(date in ground -- needs shovel)

H-22Yitzchak Aizik ben Eliezer JOFFECheshvan (cannot see date)

H-23Aita Bashe bat Yitzchak NIANETZESKER1886

H-24Moshe ben Chaim HaLevi HOROWITZElul (year in ground -- needs shovel)

H-25Sheitel bat Yitzchakwife of Abba LEVINSHTEINCheshvan 1885

H-26Etil (somehow connected with Yisrael --either wife or daughter of Yisrael)

H-27Beile Hukna bat Yosefvery difficult to read

H-28Nechama bat Leib Itzelvery difficult to read

H-29Maryasha bat Leib Moshe1891

H-30Oreizel bat Avraham1891

H-31Margolit KRIEGER bat Yoel SAMET from Vilki17 Av 1891, age 30

H-32Ruchel bat Moshe HaCohen1899

H-33Tzipa bat Eli Shaul1892

H-34Yenta bat MeirTamuz 1892

H-35Leiba bat Shlomo Zalman1893

H-36Etil bat YakovNisan 1900



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