The Jewish cemetery of Dagda. September 1, 2009

The Jewish cemetery of Dagda
Latvia
Еврейское кладбище в Дагде
Латвиа
Le cimetiere Juif de Dagda
Lettonie

The Jewish Cemetery of Dagda is the first one I visited after the one of Vishki. It was last year on September 1, 2009.

It leaves depressed. Most of the graves are illegible and overrun by weeds and moss.
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Translations of the Raduraksti Latvia Vital Records




	Abram Dobrin, son of Mikhail 1927- 1957?	Abram Dobrin, son of Mikhail 1927- 1957?
	Nachum Yosef son of Natan Feitel Translation David Rosen Yosef b. Feitel d. 5676





	Here lies a righteous man R’ Shaul Eliezer son of Reb Natan….Died 2 Tevet 566? Translation by Sara Mages
	Here lies Reb Michael Moshe son of Yakov, died ? Shevat in the year ? by the abbreviated era May his soul be bound in the bond of life Translation by Sara Mages

		Here lies a righteous wise man R’ Arye son of Reb Alexander…. Translation by Sara Mages



Here lies a modest woman Ms. Tzerna daughter of....died 26 Kislev in the year 563? May her soul be bound in the bond of life. Translation Sara Mages		Here lies the modest M. (Mrs) Tzipa daughter of Yakov died first day of Succot, 5632 May her soul be bound up in the bond of everlasting life Translation David Rosen


Here lies a modest woman, Ms. Etke/Itke daughter of Reb Michel died 3 Tamuz 5658 [23 June 1898] May her soul be bound in the bond of life Translation by Sara Mages	Deceased is Meyer Yisroel son of Eli DOD is 15 Elul 5679 (Year appears to be written with numbers out of normal order) Translation by David Rosen
fourth row: Shlomo Gershon 5th: son of reb (i.e. Mr. not to be confused with rav which is Rabbi)Leib Yochanan 6th: Yungerb[?]an 7th: who 8th: left the land of the living 9th: on the 26th day of the month of 26th Shevat 5686 = February 10,1926 11th: conventional ending of tombstone inscriptions -May his soul be included in the land of the living Translation Sara S Shor Line 6, the last name could be Yungerson or, possibly, Yungermon. Added by William Griner and according to the list of names the name is Engelsohn	Here lies a simple honest man Chaim Eliezer son of Aryah Leib Heifitz Died 28 Tevet 5677 May his soul be bound up in the bond of everlasting life. Translation by David Rosen and according to the list of names the name is Heifetz
Here lies the important young man…. Translation by Sara Mages
Here lies a man upright and honest, followed the righteous path and was charitable, Reb Betsalel son of Reb Dov HaCohen. Died with a good name on 26 to the month of Nisan 5686 [10 April 1926] May his soul be bound in the bond of life Translation by Sara Mages	Here lies a man upright and honest, followed the righteous path and was charitable, Reb Betsalel son of Reb Dov HaCohen. Died with a good name on 26 to the month of Nisan 5686 [10 April 1926] May his soul be bound in the bond of life Translation by Sara Mages	Here lies the teacher Aliyah son of Gabriel, taught students… Translation by Sara Mages
	Here lies the girl Hana Dvora daughter of Reb Zev Wolf died 10 Tamuz in the year 5658 by the abbreviated era [30 June 1898] May her soul be bound in the bond of life Translation by Sara Mages
Here lies the important woman Ms. Ester daughter of Reb Yehudah Leib Elizpan? of blessed memory died on Shemini Azeret 5679 [22 Tishrei –28 September 1918] May her soul be bound in the bond of life Translation by Sara Mages	A woman of valor was buried under this rock Mrs. Rivka Leah daughter of Reb Yitzchak wife of ? Translation by Sara Mages
	Here lies the modest woman Hana Sara daughter of Reb Michel Yehudah wife of the ritual slaughterer Reb Eli of blessed memory, died on the 15th to the month of Heshvan… ( "Hana Sara b. Michel Yehuda sister of r. Eli Shuv, d. 5679" Shuv is the Hebrew abbreviation of Shucet Ve Bodek - slaughterer and examiner or ritual slaughterer) Translation by Sara Mages


Here lies the praised woman Mrs. Feiga Rivka, Daughter of Reb Zalman of blessed memory wife of Reb Zev Kapian, of blessed memory. Died on 6 Elul 5687 [3 September 1927] May her soul be bound in the bond of life Translation by Sara Mages	Here lies the important man Yakov Ajzik, son of Reb Binjamin Drujan died on the eve of the month of Nisan 5678 [29 Adar – 13 March 1918] May his soul be bound in the bond of life Translation by Sara Mages

	Here lies a man upright and honest Reb Alexander Sender son of Reb Zev. Left behind him a good name. After his death we will hear that he was a father to the fatherless and supported the fallen. Died 1 Elul 5682 [25 August 1922] May his soul be bound in the bond of life Translation by Sara Mages	Tzvi? Died on the eve of the holiday of Hanukah in the year 5676 or 5677. Translation by Sara Mages
	Here lies a man upright and honest Gedalia son of Duber Ulman. Died on the eve of the month of Mar Heshvan 5666 [30 Tishrei – 29 October 1905] May his soul be bound in the bond of life. Translation by Sara Mages	Here lies a man upright and honest Gedalia son of Duber Ulman. Died on the eve of the month of Mar Heshvan 5666 [30 Tishrei – 29 October 1905] May his soul be bound in the bond of life. Translation by Sara Mages
Here lies the modest woman Chaya Sheina daughter of Reb Zev Wolf who died on ? Nisan in the year 5666 [March/April 1906] by the abbreviated era May her soul be bound in the bond of life Translation by Sara Mages	[The upper section of the stone is broken off] …Sara Rivka daughter of Reb Tzvi Hirsh. Died 7 Av in the year 5666 [29 July 1906] by the abbreviated era May her soul be bound in the bond of life Translation by Sara Mages	Here lies a modest important woman, Hana daughter of Moshe Horin wife of Avraham Zilkind HaCohen. Died ….. Translation by Sara Mages
		Here lies the modest Ms. Zipa daughter, of Reb Yakov died on the first day of the holiday of Sukkoth in the year 5632 [15 Tishrei – 30 September 1871] May her soul be bound in the bond of life Translation by Sara Mages
	The modest important woman Ms. Yochevd daughter of Reb Yehudah Idel of blessed memory. Died on 26 Heshvan in the year 5651 [9 November 1890] by the abbreviated era May her soul be bound in the bond of life Translation by Sara Mages	Here lies a man upright and honest Reb Meir son of Reb Shaul of blessed memory Translation by Sara Mages

	Here lies a modest important woman Hana daughter of Moshe Horin wife of Avraham Zilkind HaCohen. Died … Translation by Sara Mages