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Category: Translation - Yiddish
Approval Date: 3/29/2026 1:55 PM
Family Surname: Berman
Country: USA
Date of Image: 1910

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I understand that this is very difficult to read but I am asking that if possible that someone can translate what every is legible her name was Celia Berman she was 17 yrs old when she die the date was July 17, 1910 Thanking you in advance P.S. If you click on the photo it seems it will be easier to read.

Response

3/29/2026 3:34 PM

Here lies the respected maiden [= unmarried young woman]

SIZMEH/SIMEH daughter of Reb Nissan

She passed away 10 Tamuz 5670

May her soul be bound up in the bond of life.
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Her name looks most like "Sizmeh", but this may be misleading, due to the vertical lines running down the stone. A more common name would be Simmeh. Both names are Yiddish. (By the way, the vast majority of Jewish tombstones are in Hebrew, not Yiddish, except that some of the names are Yiddish rather than Hebrew).

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

Nissan is both the name of a month and a man's name.

For future reference: there is a category in ViewMate specifically meant for gravestones. It is "translation-Tombstone".

ViewMate Posting VM 114085

Submitted by Hattie F Berman-Murphy

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Submitted by Hattie F Berman-Murphy