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Category: Translation - Tombstone
Approval Date: 9/5/2021 1:58 PM
Family Surname: Schreiber
Country: Hungary
Town: Hajdunanas

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I need help translating (as literally as possible) the text that appears on the headstone. Corresponds to my 1x cousin 4x removed, David Tzvi (Herman) Schreiber, son of Rabbi Naftali Schreiber of Kisvardá and married Chaya Matel Züszman . Thank you in advance for your help.

All the best,

Róbert Moskovics Spiegel

Response

8/29/2021 7:27 PM

Here is Buried
The rabbi the chassid DOVID TZVI Schreiber peace onto him
son of the rabbi the chassid our teacher rabbi NAFTALI may the righteous be remembered for a blessing, judge in the rabbinical court of the holy congregation of Kleinwardein [not sure about the abbreviation that follows], author of the book Maate Naftali, passed away 5 first Adar [5]680
May his soul be bound in the binding of life

https://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=38974&pgnum=1
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His wife Mrs. CHAYA MATEL daughter of the rabbi the chassid our teacher rabbi CHAIM ALTER of blessed memory [she was] killed sanctifying G-d's name in Auschwitz 27 Iyar [5]704

8/29/2021 8:01 PM

Here is buried

The rabbi, the pious [or: the wise]

Our teacher, the rabbi, David Tzvi Schreiber, may he rest in peace

Son of the rabbi, the righteous, our teacher, the rabbi, Naftali, may the memory of the righteous be for a blessing, Judge and teacher of justice of the Holy Congregation of Kleinwardein, may his Creator guard him and restore him to life, author of the book "Maateh Naftali" [all of this refers to the father of the deceased]

He passed away 5 Adar I of the year 5680

May his soul be bound up in the bond of life.

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His wife, Mrs. CHAYAH MATIL

daughter of the pious [or: the wise], our teacher the rabbi, Chayim Alter, may he rest in peace

She was killed sanctifying the holy name, in Auschwitz 27 Iyar 5704

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The three men mentioned on this stone all have the abbreviation "our teacher, the rabbi" in front of their name. This means that they had rabbinical ordination; it does not necessarily mean that they were the rabbis or congregations.

The book mentioned is a commentary on the Torah (the Five Books of Moses).

He died in the month of Adar I. In Jewish leap years, the standard 12th month, called Adar, is replaced by two months, Adar I and Adar II. The 5th of Adar I of the year 5680 began at sunset on February 23rd, 1920, and ended at sunset on the 24th.

His wife's date of death, the 27th of Iyar of the year 5704, began at sunset on May 19th, 1944, and ended at sunset on the 20th.

8/30/2021 9:34 AM

It is not uncommon for people to add the names of family members who perished (or were mudered) in the Holocaust to a gravestone. It is a way of giving them a kind of grave / memorial, even though their body is not in that grave.

The appeaarance of Chaya Matil's name on this stone does not mean she was buried there.

There is a 24 year difference between the date of death of David Tzvi and that of his wife, yet the carving looks identical, and identically fresh. You can also see that base of the stone looks old and worn, unlike the vertical part with the text.

I suggest this is a newer stone, ordered and placed on David Tzvi's grave when the details of Chaya Matel's death were discovered.

I also notice - but do not know the meaning of it - that the letters for "May her soul be bound up in the bond of life" do not appear.

8/30/2021 3:25 PM

This is the second helper again, returning with a bit more information about the book that is mentioned.

Having now seen a copy of the book online, I see that the original information that I had found, claiming that this book was a commentary on the Torah, is incorrect.

It is actually a compilation of thoughts and ideas about a vast number of subjects. Its main focus is on the Jewish holidays, beginning with the Sabbath and working its way through the entire Jewish calendar. This takes up about half of the book. From there, the author moves on to thoughts about the Ethics of the Fathers, the Book of Psalms and other books of the Bible, the Gemarah, and some miscellaneous thoughts.

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