Cemeteries & Tombstone Translations

The New Cemetery on Synagogue Street, Sopockin

The new cemetery on Synagogue Street on the outskirts of town — not to be confused with the old cemetery on Synagogue Street near the center of town.

How to Read a Jewish Tombstone Anywhere in the World

The following scanned pages are from the article How to Read a Jewish Tombstone Anywhere in the World by Judith Shulamith Langer-Surnamer Caplan. They provide essential background for understanding the Hebrew inscriptions in the gallery below.