Inscription
Translation of the Hebrew inscription:
"Here lies my dear husband, our dear father, our dear son, and my dear brother, reb [Mr.] Levi son of reb [Mr.] Shraga Feivel. Died 19 Marcheshvan [5]724 [5/6 Nov 1963.] May his soul be bound up in the bond of everlasting life."
Note that "reb" is an honorific title of respect, like "mister"; it does not mean "rabbi." Also, the inscribed Hebrew year is 724, with the millennial year 5000 implied. Finally, Hebrew days begin at sunset; thus the 19th day of the month of Marcheshvan 5724 actually began at sunset on 5 Nov and ended at sunset on 6 Nov. Of course, the actual secular day of death is known from other sources to be 6 Nov.
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