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Submitted by Hattie F Berman-Murphy

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Category: Translation - Tombstone
Approval Date: 6/18/2025 1:45 PM
Family Surname: Berman
Country: USA
Town: Manhattan
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6/18/2025 3:28 PM ELIEZER son of Reb Michael, may he rest in peace

11 Elul 5740
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Eliezer [eh-lee-EH-zer] is a Biblical name. One Yiddish nickname for Eliezer is Layzer. This may be why his secular name begins with an L.

'Reb' is an honorific; it does not mean rabbi.

The Hebrew name Michael is pronounced mee-chah-ayl, with the ch as in Chanukah or Bach.

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