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For our Father and Brother Meier Moss [Shmuskowitz] Who died suddenly in Durban 5th September 1943 May this be an unforgettable memorial [from] Children: Zalman and Feigeh Moss Brother: Aharon Moss, wife and children And Brother: Yerachmiel Moss, wife and children Durban, South Africa

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We present this Hazkarah [Memorial] For our Father Refael Gringut Who died in Subat [Kurland] 8th Tamuz 1900 For our Mother Esther Shlosberg-Gringut For our Brother Chayim-Yitzchak Gringut and wife Matleh and their sons Refael and Chone For our sister Mineh and her husband Henach Rozenberg and children For our Sister Soreh-Neleh and Dovid Rosenberg and children For our Brothers Arkeh, Shimkeh, Motkeh Shlosberg and For all our relatives who so gruesomely perished in the Destruction Of Subat [from] Hirsheh-Leib and Rochel Green [Gringut] With their children Eleh and Refael

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An eternal memory for our dear innocent parents   Yosel Raphael and Rochel-Rivka Ginsburg Who were killed by the murderers of our people in Rakishok For our Sister Soreh-Pessah Bunimowitz and for our Sister Chana-Musiah Ginsburg who expired in the concentration camps of the Nazis [may their name be obliterated!] Their memory is engraved in us forever! May their memory be blessed! [from] Yitzchak Ginsburg and family – Johannesburg Tzipporah Ginsburg and family [Kimchi] – Chaderah Hindah Ginsburg and family [Kutz] – Ramat Hashofeit Pesach Ginsburg and family [Petersen] –America Aharon Ginsburg and family – Vilna Russia

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The illuminated memory of my parents who are interred [who sleep] in the dust of Rakishok Father Moshe Beynart who died in 1938 Mother Chayah Beynart who died in 1933 Brother Ya'akov Zelig who was killed in Johannesburg by murderers who entered his clothing business [shop] [from] Zorach Beynart and family
In holy memory Of my Father Mendel Kuperman Who died five days after Pesach 1940 in Johannesburg [from] David [Dave] Kuperman and family	We stand in sorrow at the graves Of our brother David and his wife Of our Sisters Reizeh, Leah and Beileh Who perished by hand of the Hitler murderers [from] Yossel and Elkeh Perkis
We will always remember the names of our Parents: Reb Yosef-Yitzchak Klein [Rosh Yeshivah] of Rakishok who died in Poneveszh 8th Sivan 1927 and our Mother: Mereh-Feigeh who died on the road during the evacuation of Lithuania in the First World War Our Brother: Menachem-Mendel who died in Mexico Our Sister: Soreh-Leah and her husband Eliyahu Shneider and their child Michoel who perished in Kurshan during the Lithuanian Holocaust [from] Shlomit and Yona Nanas and children [Israel] Shoshana and Yechiel Leib Mindel and children [South Africa] Chana and Menachem Mendel Gandelman and their children [Israel]

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We express our deep and great sorrow over the death of our Father   Michoel-Ze'ev Who perished by the hand of the Nazi animal in the year 1941 Over the death of our brother Moshe and over the death of Moshe's one and only little daughter Frumkeleh who perished by the hand of the German cannibals [may their name be obliterated] in the year 1941 We will always remember you! [from] Yitzchak and Yisroel Mikel [Michalewitz] – Johannesburg Shimon-Yosel Mikel-Michalewitz – Pretoria With their wives and children

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For our Father Hirsheh-Yankel Wiener Who died in Abell – 28th Teivet 1914 For our Mother Dobra Weiner Who perished in the Rakishok Holocaust For our Sister Malkah Zamelan [Weiner] Who perished in the Rakishok Holocaust For our Brother Yudel Weiner who fell in the massacre on the Japanese Front 13th September 1945 For our brother-in-law Leibel Zamelan who fell as a partisan in the struggle against the Germans May this be an illuminated memory! [from] Rivkah and Michael Feldman and Sons Dinah and David Katz and children

May this be an unforgettable memorial For our cousins Yosef and Batya-Ettel Shwartz and their son Yitzchak And for all our relatives and friends who perished in Rakishok and Environs [from] Feldman Brothers and their families

For our parents Mottel and Musheh-Batya Katz For our Brother Berel, wife and children For our Brother Yudel and sister Soreh-Ettel Sohn, husband and children who perished in Sevenishok May this be a memorial [from] David and Dinah Katz and children

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Chayim Ya'akov Zakshtein May this be a memorial for my husband Hayim Ya'akov Zakstein Who died in Johannesburg 15th December 1943 For my Father-in-law Leibeh and my Mother in Law Henieh Zakshtein Died in Abell   Seated: Pessel Pogrund Standing: Sister: Chieneh, Brother: Reuven Meier Sister: Feigeh Bluma For the Parents Nochum Nottel and Pessel Pogrund Died in Abell For Sister Feige Blumah, husband and son For Sister Chieneh Pogrund For Brother Reuven Meier Pogrund Who all perished in the great Holocaust in Abell [from] Wife Tzippeh-Reizen Zakshtein Daughter: Serah Yudelsohn, husband and children. Son: Nochum-Nottel Zakshtein

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Standing: Brother Meier and [long may she live] Golda-Pogrund-Dick Seated: Sister Tzileh, Mother Henieh, father: Yitzchak, Brother: Zalman   May this memorial stone for my Father Yitzchak Pogrund, who died at the age of 77 years He was a learned Jew, very religious and very loved in his home Shtetl, Abell and environs. He took part in the communal activity of the Shtetl and helped all the Shtetl institutions. He married off all his children. The youngest daughter married a young man from the Slabodker Yeshiva who lifted the spirit of the Jewish population in Abell. For my Mother who died at the age of 77 years She was the daughter of Eliyahu Zvi Peres from Kupishok and was an educated and respected woman For our Brothers: Meier and Zalman and Sister Tzileh Apart from those from the Lithuanian Communities who were saved before the Holocaust, the children and the whole extended family perished with all the Jews of Lithuania [from] Kalman and Nathan Pogrund and family – Cape Town Goldeh and Chayim Dick and family – Johannesburg

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Standing: Isser, Zalman and Leizer Koppelowitz Seated: Mother: Liebe Koppelowitz   May this be a memorial for our Father Nachman Koppelowitch who died in Rakishok in 1928 For our Mother Liebeh Who perished in the Rakishok Holocaust For our Brother Leizer Koppelowitch who perished in the Rakishker Holocaust For our Brother Isser with his wife Henieh [Yaffe] and their son, Nochemkeh For our Brother Zalman Koppelowitch who fell, 2nd November 1943, behind Oriel while fighting in the ranks of the Lithuanian Brigade [from] Nochum Leib and Rivka Koppelowitch and children, Nachman Gittel and Pesach Koppelowitch

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We will always remember the tragic death of Berel Wingrin and his wife Rozeh [from] Elia and Henich Wingrin Johannesburg, South Africa	May these few words be a memorial for Avrohom Dovid Chaitowitz And his wife Ettel Their son Rabbi Eliezer and his son Mottel and daughter Hindeh and their families Who perished in the last Great Jewish World catastrophe [from] Maryasha Palavin
In Hallowed memory of my father Ya'akov Zak May he rest in peace Died in 1918 And my Mother, Rivka Zak May she rest in peace Died in 1892 in Abell, Lithuania [from] Binyomin Zak	In memory of my Brother Yitzchak and his wife Sonia and their children, Mendel, Henieh-Rochel and Zeldeh Who perished in Kavarsk in 1941 They will always remain in my memory [from] Shmuel Ichilchik [Hillel]

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We perpetuate herewith our unforgettable Husband and Father Chayim Moshe Gen who died in Johannesburg 2nd Shevat 1943 [from] Dina Genn and sons, Yehoshua, Avrohom, Yerachmiel, Gutman Sholem and Zelig and families

For our Father Dov Behr B”R Chayim Kremer who died in Rakishok 28th Iyar 1921 For our Mother Chayah-Soreh Kremer Bat Reb Meier who died in Rakishok in 1941 May this be an everlasting memory! [from] Shneier Zalman and Liebeh Kramer and family

May the memory of our Father be honoured Yisroel Seratzhik Died the morning after Shavuot in Vilna in 1915 Of our Mother: Sheineh-Dobra who died 10th Shevat 1948 in Malat Of our Sister Soreh-Leah and her husband Moshe Skurkewitch and their children who perished in Malat Of our Sister: Malkah Seratzhik who perished in Malat We will never forget you! Leibe and Esther Seratzhik, children and grandchildren

May this be a memorial For our Father Shlomo Yehudah Fleishman of Subat-Kurland who died in Darpat - 12th Teivet 1910 For our Mother: Frumeh Fleishman of Subat-Kurland who died 23rd Sivan Tars? [from] Chana Leah and Hessel Swartzberg and family

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May this be an everlasting remembrance for our beloved Husband and Father Avrohom Yudel Kiel   Avrohom Yudel Kiel Born in Varestzineh near Rakishok Died 15th Cheshvan, 22nd October 1945 in Johannesburg In sorrow [sorrowfully], those who remained behind: [from] Riveh Kiel Sheineh-Etteh, Yishayahu Levin and their daughter – Johannesburg Moshe-Behr and Gittel Kiel and daughter – Johannesburg Ziseh and Meier Greenberg and daughter – France Taibeh and Moshe Chayim Orlin and children – Johannesburg

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