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Submitted by Ruth Christine Clarke

Information Picture Question
Category: Translation - Tombstone
Approval Date: 9/1/2021 4:02 PM
Family Surname: Sussman, Meyer
Country: USA
Town: Wallingford, CT
Date of Image: Aug 2021
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I would be most grateful to have a translation of the Hebrew inscription. Thanks!!!

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9/1/2021 5:27 PM Here lies

MEIR ELIYAHU son of Reb Eliezer

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

Meir is pronounced MAY-eer

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