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Thursday, October 19, 2023
Genealogy Yiskor Books
What is the Meaning of Placing Stones on a Grave
Why don't Hebrews put flowers near a tomb?
And instead of flowers leave a stone
The
Hebrew custom of placing a stone on a tomb is ancient.
In doing
so, we are symbolically adding to the tomb, building the monument that honors
the dead.
Putting
flowers on a grave is not our custom.
The
flowers wither and die. The stones remain unchanged
Although
flowers are a beautiful gift to the living, they mean nothing to the dead.
In
death, the ephemeral and temporary body disappears, and all that remains is
that eternal part of the person, his soul.
The
body, like a flower, blooms and then fades, but the soul, like a solid stone,
lives forever.
In
the real world, the place we all go after life on earth, what counts is the
lasting impact we have had on the world.
It's
the conquests of the soul, not of the body, that go beyond the grave. The money
we make, the vacations we take, the food we eat and the games we play, are all
flowers that die with us.
But
the good deeds we do, the love we show to others, the light we bring to the
world, are eternal stones that never die.
Take
a modest stone that will cost you nothing, and place it on the grave of your
loved one, to tell him that even though he is gone, the impact it had on you is
real and eternal.
Sunday, October 15, 2023
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Nigel Patricia Wilson
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you for allowing me to join this group - QUERIES SOLVED THANK YOU.
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14 years of searching I have found on Family Search the following
newspaper obit - so excited! - can anyone possibly download the actual
obit for me - I know this is the correct person as further info on fs
confirms name of sister...- thanking you in anticipation....
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OBITUARY • UNITED STATES, GENEALOGYBANK HISTORICAL
NEWSPAPER OBITUARIES, 1815-2011
- Name Bernard
Oransky Sex Male Age65 Death Date10
Mar 1941 Event Type Obituary Event Date12 Mar
1941 Event PlaceTrenton, New JerseyEvent Place (Original)Trenton,
New Jersey NewspaperTrenton Evening Times
- I'm
on a roll - another obit - wife of Bernard Oransky d. 1941 -- can someone
download this for me pls - Mrs Kathy Oransky - thanking you in
anticipation.
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OBITUARY • UNITED STATES, GENEALOGYBANK HISTORICAL
NEWSPAPER OBITUARIES, 1815-2011
- Name Mrs
Kathy Oransky Sex Female Age79 Residence
Date02 Nov 1955 Address114 Lamberton Street Death
2 Nov 1955 Birthplace Russia Event
Type Obituary Event Date03 Nov 1955 Event
PlaceTrenton, New Jersey Event Place (Original)Trenton, New
JerseyNewspaperTrenton Evening Times
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Lynne Coane Brofman. Thanks for the invite. Love seeing all the photos,
and the familiar. My grandparents The Shippers from Berkeley Avenue owned
Stacy Laundry, and Sanitary Linen Supply on Ward Avenue. My Savannah
connection is my late Aunt Charlotte Shipper Garfunkel who moved to
Savannah after her marriage. My gazillion cousins are all still there. The
connection between my family and so many of the posted photos is simply
awesome. My brothe…
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I remember those days!
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My mom subbed there, until she got a
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So many of these faces I remember!!! II see
Larry Tractenberg. Went to his parents restaurant, "THE LAWRENCE" all
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I can still name all these classmates!!!How time
flies..thanks for posting..Dorothy Fizer Hayes.
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have been following The Trenton Jewish Historical site for a number of
years. There are a few corrections and additions I would like to make. The
owner of Alexander’s Pharmacy was Sully, NOT Solly. His full name was
Israel Sully Alexander. His wife Harriet was either the sister or
sister-in-law to Herman Spiegle. Sully and Harriet had twin sons, Jay and
Richard who both became pharmacists and ran Twins Pharmacy outside of
Trenton. I know this because my father, Leo L. Goldman, M.D. who had an
office at 323 and later 321 Market Street used Alexander’s as his
dispensing pharmacy for his patients. I spent many good times at
Alexander’s Pharmacy.
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Renee Glickman
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Born at Mercer Hospital and raised in Trenton ! Gregory School
then Junior 3, then Trenton HS ( graduated 1960)
My dad (Gilbert Sussman)owned Starr Tours and after his death at
53, my brother Mitch and my husband Alan ran the business.
Happily now, my daughter Sandy and her husband Pete are taking
Starr into the future!
30Bernice Siskowitz Abramovich, Carol
How
wonderful Renee! A third generation is taking over Starr Bus!
Jane
Rosenthal Pressman
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remember the Sussmans, and I'm so glad that the 3rd generation is carrying on
the family business. Best wishes for continued success!