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Submitted by Hattie F Berman-Murphy

Information Picture Question
Category: Translation - Tombstone
Approval Date: 6/17/2026 4:55 PM
Family Surname: Moskowitz
Country: USA
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I would appreciate a translation of Gussie and Samuel's monument from the Hebrew/Yiddish my family sometimes uses Yiddish on the memorial stone I wish to thank you advance for taking the time to translate the inf.
Hattie Berman-Murphy

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6/17/2026 5:26 PM Gussie:

Here lies

GISSEH daughter of Reb Moshe
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Reb is an honorific; it does not mean rabbi.

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

Here lies

SHMUEL son of Reb Mordechai
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Shmuel [SHMOO-ayl] is Hebrew for Samuel.

Mordechai [MORE-deh-chigh, with the ch as in Chanukah or Bach] is a Biblical name,from the Book of Esther.
6/17/2026 5:30 PM Here lies
Shmuel son of Mordechai

Here lies
Gisse daughter of Moshe

Gisse is an unusual name.
See:https://hebrewnamer.com/names/gisse/

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