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Question

Category: Translation - Hebrew
Approval Date: 4/1/2026 4:32 PM
Family Surname: Kluger
Country: Poland
Town: Wadowice

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Please translate gravestone to English

Response

4/5/2026 12:14 AM

A respectable woman the crown of her husband, who is renowned for the talent of her deeds and glorious in the generosity of her heart.

Simcha daughter of the late Reb Moshe
died 7th day of Elul 1919

The sun suddenly set its light

4/5/2026 10:15 AM

4/5/2026 10:33 AM

The sun suddenly set its light
From our hearts was lifted from us
Mercy, have mercy on her dear soul
Her soul is bound in Eden

4/5/2026 4:18 PM

The name Simcha [SIM-chah, with the ch as in Chanukah or Bach] means joy. It is used both as a man's and as a woman's name.

Moshe is Moses. Some men with Moshe as their religious name have a secular name of Morris or similar.

The 7th of Elul, 5679, corresponds to September 1/2, 1919.

The last four lines on the stone, translated by the previous helper, are an acrostic rhyming poem. The first letters in each line spell the name Simcha.

By the way, it is always best to post images of gravestones in the Translation-Tombstone category.

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