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Category: Translation - Hebrew
Approval Date: 2/18/2026 2:34 PM
Family Surname:

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Could you please translate any handwritten names on this ketubah? If possible, could you also retype the handwritten names in the Hebrew alphabet? Thank you!

Response

2/18/2026 5:01 PM

The date is Sunday, the 21st of Elul, 5734 (September 8th, 1974). The place is Brooklyn, New York.

The groom was Yaakov Chayim. Yaakov is Hebrew for Jacob. Chayim (more commonly written as Chaim), means life.

His father was David Melech, named Brodsky. Melech is Hebrew for king.

The bride was Mindel Devorah, named Kuperberg. Mindel is a Yiddish name, possibly derived from the Hebrew name Menucha, which means rest/tranquility; Devorah is Deborah.

Her father was Shlomo Zalman, which are Hebrew and Yiddish, respectively, for Solomon.

Here is the Hebrew for these names:

Yaakov Chayim:

יעקב חיים

David Melech:

דוד מלך

Brodsky:

ברדסקי

Mindel Devorah:

מנדל דבורה

(Note that the spelling of Mindel is unusual, as it can easily be misread as Mendel, which is a man's name. The more common spelling of Mindel would be: מינדל

Shlomo Zalman:

שלמה זלמן

Kuperberg:

קופרברג

3/3/2026 6:40 AM

The two witness at the bottom are:
Rabbi Yisrael son of Reb Menachem Mendel Teppler.
Nesanel son of Yaakov Levy

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