The Jewish cemetery of Kraslava

The Jewish cemetery of Kraslava
Latvia
Еврейское кладбище в Краславе
Латвиа
Le cimetiere Juif de Kraslava
Lettonie

You can see me in the headstone taking a photo!

What a disappointment on this sunny morning last September 2009 when I arrived at the Jewish cemetery Kraslava.
The gate was padlocked.

I started to take pictures through the gates and most of them by telephoto.
I thought there was a solution and I toured the cemetery, I discovered a gap through which I passed but I found myself in a gloomy wood, no trails, many stones and I can not hide that I was scared.

I quickly turned around and was ready to leave when I met people who told me they had the mayor of the town has certainly the key.
Here I am therefore confident the town hall party.
They were rather surprised, asked me lots of questions to know why I wanted to photograph the headstones, if I had ancestors buried in this cemetery ... etc.
They even called a Jew from Kraslava, who lives in Germany now. I talked with him, said, that friends of mine have ancestors buried there and they came to open the door, which was not an easy task because the lock was rusty.

The cemetery is huge and the edge of the Daugava River in a beautiful location but most of the graves are in the forest.

All the graves are grouped at the entrance.
I have not photographed the most ancient tombs as unreadable and in the forest.

Translations of the Raduraksti Latvia Vital Records

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		left: Isaak Pavda. 1880- 12/07/1950 Ftom Grandchildren and Grand Grandchildren right: Leiba Per, son of Khaim and Shifra- Doba Kagan, daughter of Yankel (see their tombstones below)
	Bad resolution Could figure out Honorable man ...... son of Leib Betzal'el KAZLINSKI Died .... 5693 = 1933 May he rest in peace Translation by Zvi Henryk Welgreen 1) (dans le Maguen David) Ici repose 2) l'homme honoré, notre maître et rabbin Rabbi 3) et père, Chaoul (pas sûr), fils de Leib Betzalel 4) KOZLINSKI (ou KAZLINSKI), 5) décédé le 26 Nissan 693 (= samedi 22.4.1933) 6) Que son âme soit liée au faisceau de la Vie. Translation by Avraham Malthete





		And, at last I could enter in the cemetery!
Benjamin Raikhlin, son of Abraham. Killed tragically in 1938		Here lies Yitzhak son of Tovia RABINOVICH Died 10 Tishri 5684 (or 5685) May his soul be bound up in the bond of everlasting life. Translation by David Rosen 10 Tishri is the day of fasting, Yom Kippur. Quite a lot of times, doctors and rabbis allow sick people not to fast. This time it ended sadly. Amram Eshel 1) Ici repose 2) Isaac, fils de Tobie 3) RABINOVICH 4) décédé le 1O Tishri (c'est le jour de Yom Kippour) 5) 684 (= jeudi 29.9.1923) 6) Que son âme soit liée au faisceau de la Vie. Translation Avraham Malthete
		A respected man, our teacher and Rabbi Zev Wolf son of Lieb B'tzalel KAZLINSKI died 26 Nisan 5693 May his soul be bound up in the bond of everlasting life Translation by David Rosen 1) (dans le Maguen David) Ici repose 2) l'homme honoré, notre maître et rabbin Rabbi 3) et père, Chaoul (pas sûr), fils de Leib Betzalel 4) KOZLINSKI (ou KAZLINSKI), 5) décédé le 26 Nissan 693 (= samedi 22.4.1933) 6) Que son âme soit liée au faisceau de la Vie. Translation by Avraham Malthete


Yitzhak? son of Rafael FARFOB( FARFOCH?) from Fridroitek/Fridroishek? Died Thursday 2 (or 20) Tevet 5695 = Dec 8 (or 26) 1934 May he rest in peace Translation from Zvi Henryk Welgreen



	Here lies a respected man, simple and honest ..ber son of Ephraim ..AREV Day = ?? Month may be Iyar Year is 5690 = 1930. May his soul be bound up in the bond of everlasting life. Translation David Rosen	Right side of stone is difficult to make out, as is the faint lettering toward the bottom with the dod. Here lies A respected man, simple and honest. ..vah son of Efraim ..ARAV Year is 5690 = 1930 Month could be Iyar Day might be 15 or 16 May his soul be bound up in the bond of everlasting life Translation by David Rosen
Leiba Per, son of Khaim and Shifra- Doba Kagan, daughter of Yankel	Sterna Butin Died 24/02/1937	Itzkhak Ruderman Died in 1936
The modest and dear woman Mrs. Itta Reisa daughter of Mr. Yaakov Leib wife of reb Lipman Baran passed away ... (illegible) Translation Sara Grosbein	Here is burried the CHASSID Eliyahu Lipman Baran , son of (Eliigeble) year 1941. Translation Merav Roth	Isaak Pavda. 1880- 12/07/1950 From Grandchildren and Grand Grandchildren
Yisrael Eliyahuson of reb Eliezer Kazlinski passed away day A (meaning the first day of the week which Sunday) evening of ....... The rest is illegible. If the civil date is 17 October 1954 then the Hebrew date is 20 Tishrei 5715 Translation Sara Grosbein	Here is burried the young guy, Yerachmiel Kazlinski (the name of the father is not elligeble) 15/09/1931- 13/07/1933 Translation Merav Roth	Rafail Shlosberg, son of Ruvim Died October 16, 1956
? Sheiman 1921- 1945 and Shapsha Sheiman, son of Moysey Died on May 27, 1956	? and Shapsha Sheiman	Zalman- Ber Gaines (?) ?- 1951
Leizer Raikhlin	Sora Raikhlina 30/11/1919- 4/07/1997 Your love will be always in our heart	Mark Raikhlin 4/02/1956- 2/07/2001
Olka Tarnopolskaya, daughter of Nokhim 1880- 16/03/1952	Can't read	Olga Lurje(?),daughter of Ilich 1890- 1959 (?)
Khava Shaibel 23/03/1905- 4/11/1984	Gita Shaibel 13/07/1929- 28/08/1957	Feiga Portnoi 1874- 5/12/1057
	Memorial to the victims of fascism: Osher, Sarah, Genya, Nachman, Ezka Potash. Nachman, Mina, Motel, Feiga Mosg. Uduy etc(illegible) Zamerko (very difficult to read)	Memorial to the victims of fascism
Igor Kriger	Igor Kriger	Igor Kriger
	Family Roze???
The tomb on the left is a memorial fir the holocaust victims with several illegible names

Lydia Litmanovich, daughter of Isaak. 1885- 1966	Lydia Isaakovna Litmanovich	Lydia Isaakovna Litmanovich

		Here lies a simple honest man Mordechai Tzvi son of Nimpel/Nimfal Tzentzibar Died 9 Adar 5681 (my best guess on year) May his soul be bound up in the bond of everlasting life. (Father's name looks like Nimpel or Nimfal, quite an unusual name) Tranlation David Rosen
... Kasriel son of Moshe Binyamin	To the Jewish soldiers, who were killled for the fatherland 1941- 1945 See each names on the tombs below on the newt row
ARONOVICH Yudel ABAI Samuil BETKHIN Sholem BUDNIATZKI Shurik BEILIN Khaim BEILIN Rakhmil GORSHTEIN Srol GLIK Mozus ZELIKMAN Khaim ZIGELBOM Meier JOSIMOV Bunim IKAN Rakhmil KOZLINSKI Getzel	KREITZER Vulf KAHN Peisakh KVIL Nachman KOZLINSKI Zalman LIN Itzik LIN Yankel LURJE Boris LURJE Vladimir RABINOVICH Josif ROZENSHTEIN Aizik USMAN Nosen SHUGAL Abram SHAPIRO Semen SHAPIRO Yankel SHALMAN Genekh SHULMAN Bentzke SHTEIN Ber DEITSH Elya SHTEIN Nakhman SHLIBEL Semen	SHLIAPIN Meier SHUSTOV Aizik SHPERLING Aizik EIDELSOHN Fisel EIDELSOHN Samuil NEVLER Leib NEVLER Ber POTASH Nachman PLAKCHIN Yankel PLAKCHIN Leib PLAKCHIN Hirsh TOKER Peisakh ESTRIN Nokhem KABALKIN Motel GOLDIN Boris ZAK Benjamin RAKHMAN Abram ?GDAN ?
	Here lies A woman, Beyla Yenta Shob Daughter of Gershon Tzentzibar Died 3 Av 5700 May her soul be bound up in the bond of everlasting life. Translation David Rosen
		Abram and Riva- Lea Khay
Shaya Shtiller, son of Moisey 13/06/1923- 22/05/1985	Mnukha- Vita Shtiller, daughter of Borukh Died 8/10/1960 You disappeared too early, dear Mother, but you will be always with us. Children and Moisey Shtiller, son of Vulf 1891- 1942	Mnukha- Vita Borukhovna and Moisey Vulfovich Shtiller
Vulf Shtiller, son of Moisey 29/10/1920- 28/03/1991 Sleep well, our beloved. We shall alwaus remember you Wife, children, daughter in law, grandchildren	Vulf Moisevich Shtiller

	Here lies a modest woman Fegi .... daughter of Avraham ... ..... ..... Potash... Died 11 Iyar 5698 Translation David Rosen
	Moisey Nevler, son of Vulf Died in 1937 Here is buried our dear and beloved father and Grandfather. Children and Grandchildren
	Detail of the next tomb	Zara Dinerman, born Halperin 22/10/1902- 5/06/1937
	Dinerman Sheina- Gita 1860- 1943 Moisey 1901- 1941 Genia 1923- 1941
Mira Sheiman, daughter of Abraham 22/07/1895- 23/07/1978	Mira Abramovna Sheiman
Rokha- Basia Betkhin, daughter of Zuska Died on 10/?/1970	Khaya Nazlinski(?)	Leiba Katzov, son of Mokshe 1889- 1974
Bella Rivosh, daughter of Samuil 1926- 1975	Aizik Glik, son of Moisey 10/01/1933- 25/08/1993 We love you and remember Wife and relatives	Back of Aizik Glik's tombstone
Lea Betkhin, daughter of Izrael 1924-1967	Mausha- Zinaida Magidas( Magid), 3/03/1929- 17/03/1997	Mausha- Zinaida Magidas( Magid)
Faina Tzadovich, daughter of Ilya 1920- 1993	left: Faina Tzadovich, daughter of Ilya 1920- 1993 right: Fruma Tzadovich, daughter of Ilya 1920- 1982	Fruma Tzadovich, daughter of Ilya 1920- 1982
The Catholic tomb	Strange, a Catholic tomb in a Jewish cemetery between Fruma Tzadovich and Leizer Fridman tombs. But there is resting place for their son-in-law Viktor Cauna who indeed was Latvian Catholic( note from Lev. Lin).	Leizer Fridman, son of Movshe. 1929- 1992
Rokha Zimmerman, daughter of Josif	Gershon Zimmerman, son of Khlavno 23/11/1903- 14/?/1078	Tatiana Zimmerman, daughter of Gershon 25/09/1030- 15/10/1977
Yakov Kirkilevich, son of Khaim 1902- 1980	Yakov Khaimovich Kirkilevich	Dveira- Reizel Kirkilevich, daughter of Leizer 1897- 1976
Dveira- Reizel Leizerovna Kirkilevich	Ester Glik, daughter of Aizik 8/11/1890- 2/03/1969	Ester Aizikovna Glik
Vera Rivosh, daughter of Zarakh 1900- 1969	Asia Drizin, daughter of Ililinich 1922- 1984	Asia Ilichinina Drizina
Liba Yakhod, daughter of Leib 1882- 1966 To our beloved Grandmother and sister From sister, children and grandchildren	Liba Leibovna Yakhod	Samuil Yakhod, son of Oser 1884- 27/06/1967 To our beloved father and Grandfather Children and Grandchildren
Samuil Oserovich Yakhod	Maria Batashov, daughter of Samuil. 1916- 1972 You went to paradise but you will always be in our hearts. Children, sister	Maria Samuilovna Batashova
B.I Kotler 1887- 1970	B.I Kotler	Khaim Tzentziper, son of Mikhail 27/12/1909- 22/02/1978
Khaim Mikhailovich Tzentziper	? Rapoport, son of Benjamin 26/05/1913- 25/05/1979	? Benjaminovich Rapoport
Efraim Tzipin, son of Yankel 15/11/1907- 22/06/1979 We shall always remember you Wife, children and grandchildren	Shimen Mozenius, son of Bentzion 14/01/1901- 9/01/1980 From wife	Shimen Bentzionovich Mozenius
Semen Rabinovich, son of Isak 24/10/1922- 4/07/1980 You went away from home too early but you will live in our hearts for centuries	Simen Izakovich Rabinovich
Samuil Madlin, son of Abram 1919- 1981	Tzivia Nevler, daughter of Yankel 8/08/1917- 6/02/1994 I remember with love Daughter and grandchildren	Mikhla Nevler, daughter of Yankel 25/12/1907- 1086 From siblings and relatives
Fruma Tzentziper, daughter of Semen 17/09/1906- 23/10/1083	Fruma Semenovna Tzentziper	Sonia Zarembo, daughter of Vulf 1902- 1989
Pesia Tshurland(or Churland), daughter of Ruvin 1923- 1990	Pesia Ruvinovna Tshurland (?)	Zarembo, (may be Ruvin and son of Khaim???) 25/09/1894-19?4(?) From wife. children and grandchildren
first: grave of Sima Lin. second: grave of Eina Lin.	Sima Lin, daughter of Meier 8/04/1908- 12/12/1979 Dear mother and Grandmother, you will live in our hearts	Sima Meierovna Lin
Eina Lin, son of Semen 1907- 1964 To our beloved and dear husband and father. You will live always in our hearts. Wife. Children	Eina Semenovich Lin ( Lev M. Lin's Grandfather)	Here lies a dear and ... man Avraham Yehuda Leib son of Simcha Haker Died 16 Av 5699 = Aug 1, 1939 Translation Zvi Henryk Welgreen
Jakov Fisher, son of Bentzion 15/08/1911- 4/10/1964	Jakov Bentzionovich Fisher	Ida Liver 17/07/1920- 23/04/2001
Here is buried Max Liberman, born Max Benski, son of Aron Born on February 25, 1900 Died on October 9, 1957 People, don't judge a person	Max Liberman, born Max Aronovich Benski	Basia Kotler, daughter of Moisey 1929- 1979
In memory to Samuil Pasternak, son of Ossip 1896- 1972 From wife and children
Olga Mogilevskaya, daughter of Abram 24/05/1907- 30/10/1978 To our dear mother from children You will live in our hearts	Olga Abramovna Mogilevskaya	Sheina Mozenius, daughter of Khaim November 1905- February 1997