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Category: Translation - Hebrew
Approval Date: 2/4/2026 3:44 PM
Family Surname: Deutsch
Country: Poland
Town: Bytom
Date of Image: 1855

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The image is from pages 7-8 of a book called "Proben aus dem literarischen Nachlasse des herrn Israel Deutsch ... Rabbiners zu Beuthen O./S." written by Israel's brothers David and Abraham Deutsch. The first chapter, about 8 pages, is a a short biography of Israel, and the German text on the last two pages say this is the inscription on his headstone (without any translation). Israel's headstone no longer exists in Bytom (Beuthen), to my knowledge, but I am very interested in what the inscription said, if anyone can help. Thank you!

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2/4/2026 8:39 PM

This would probably not be the entire inscription on his stone, as there is no date of death, nor his father's name.

This is an acrostic poem of mourning and praise, with the first letters of each line spelling "Yisrael Deutsch, of blessed memory" (the last phrase is abbreviated).

If you need a word-for-word translation, please let me know; I would need time to peruse a dictionary to tease out the meaning of some of the flowery vocabulary, and I am certain that some of the text has Biblical or other sources. There are also apostrophes sprinkled throughout, which might represent quotation marks, but they are each placed at the end of a word; none are at the beginning of a word. It would require more time than I currently have, to try to figure out exactly which phrases are meant to be citations, and their sources.

Meanwhile, here is the gist of the text:

The congregation cried out and there was mourning

Suddenly a man more precious than pearls was plucked away

He was a master of the Torah and of knowledge

A righteous man, a warrior who fought the fight of the Almighty

He faithfully did kindnesses for the poor

He sought out good deeds, and he learned and taught day and night

His brothers, sisters, wife, and the people of his community will weep bitterly

(But) he will be joyful, for the angels of above will come towards him singing

His goodness will precede him

You, Yisrael, will be placed ____

You planted justice, you will reap a hundredfold

An eye did not see happiness, I will make you satisfied within my shade.

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