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Submitted by Judith Berlowitz

Information Picture Question
Category: Translation - Tombstone
Approval Date: 10/5/2003
Family Surname:
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Carolina LEDERER FRESCHL Tombstone

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9/30/2024 4:46 AM I can only read the first two words of the top row,
A Good reward __________
This is a partial quote from Kohelet (Ecclesiastes) 4:9, regarding the greater accomplishments resulting from the combined efforts of a man marrying a good wife rather than remaining single.
The five letters on the bottom row are the initials of a verse "May his/her soul be bound in the bundle of life"
A direct quote from the Book of the Prophet Samuel / Shmuel A, 25: 29, that is traditionally engraved on Jewish tombstones.

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