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In the Table below for Washington Cemetery

Row 1 was for married men

Row 2 was for married men through the 1963 burial of Philip Jersky. A few years earlier his brother-in-law had been buried near the end of that line and then there was a long period of time when there were no burials there at all. Finally the two sisters who had been married to those two men were buried with double stones next to their husbands in the 1970s and 1990s and the final grave was offered to a late purchaser in 1987 for a married man.

Row 3 seems to have been used for married couples from its inception. There are a two graves that were assigned to individuals in the 1980s that had not been previously used, but everyone else in that line is a married couple, almost always with a double stone

Row 4 appears to be a married females row but the last two stones in the line belong to a married couple with a double stone.

Row 5 is another married females row with an empty grave that was sold in the 1980s for a male and the row is finished by a very large monument for a married couple, of whom the husband had been president of several Lechovicher organizations at the time of his death.

Row 6 was a children's row but only 6 of 60 stones survive. <

Washington Cemetery - NYC the graves of Bnai Isaac Anshe Lechowitz rows 3, 4, 5, 6, (of 6)
Name, Photo, Plot #	Hebrew Name with Father's Name	Date Heb Date	Comments English+ Hebrew	Art	xxx	Name, Photo, Plot #	Hebrew Name with Father's Name	Date Heb Date	Comments English+ Hebrew	Art
BERKOWITZ, Frieda R3-1	Frieda dtr of Yakov	April 21, 1942 4 Iyar 5702	Mother, Age 93 years	Double stone with Sabbath lamp for her and star for him	xxx	Kuntz, Sarah G. R4-21	Sara Gisa dtr of Shimshon	Jan 7, 1919	Age 49 years	Mother cartouche, SGK monogram
BERKOWITZ, Saul  R3-2	Saul son of Khaim Zev	Jan 2, 1923 14 Tevet 5683	Husband and father, Age 69 years	Double stone with Sabbath lamp for her and star for him	xxx	Berger Mamie R4-22 Photo of Mamie	Musha dtr of Israel David haLevi	Aug 18, 1920	Sister, daughter, age 16	Broken trunk, photo
BRODY, Leib  R3-3	Yehuda Leib son of Khaim	Aug 9, 1925 19 Av 5685	Age 62 years, father; in Hebrew – my husband, our father	Black stone, cut out star, father cartouche – matching stone to Ida Brody		FINKELSTEIN Fannie R4-23	Guta Feiga dtr of Aryeh Leib	Mar 11, 1921 Rosh Hodesh Adar	Mother, aged 70 years	Sabbath lamp, flower motif, mother
BRODY, Ida R3-4	Ita dtr of Kalman	Apr 2, 1954 25 Adar 5714	Age 91 years, mother	Sabbath lamp, mother cartouche, matching stone to Leib Brody		MARGOLIN Ida R4-24	Itta dtr of Yoel	June 28, 1921 22 Sivan	Age 34 years, our mother rest in peace	M in medallion
KAPPEL, Sarah R3-5	Khaya Sara dtr of Zalman Dov	Nov 3 1937 No Hebrew date	Age 77 years			KANETOFSKY, Mollie R4-25	Mala dtr of Moshe Welwel	Dec 1921 21 Kislev5662	aged 18 years, the "betula" [maiden]	broken trunk, placard on trunk
KAPPEL, Mordechai R3-6	Mordechai Beinish son of Meir	Nov 6 1937 No Hebrew date	Age 80 years			LEVY Ida R4-26	Itka dtr of Saul	2 Jan 1924 25 Tevet 5684	mother;  25 days in Tebeth 1924, aged 65 years	Sabbath lamp
KORSUNSKAYA Ida R3-7	dtr of	Aug 9, 1987	May 1,1909 – Aug 9, 1987 The majority of inscription is in Russian, translation to come	Book of Life		SUGARMAN Rose R4-27	Reizel dtr of Zev	26 July 1926 15 Av 5666	our mother, aged 67 years	tall, elaborate, draped capitol, 2 Sabbath Lamps, Heart medallion for entire inscription, lilies under heart, Mother cartouche
WILENSKY Abraham  R3-8	Avraham son of Yehuda Leib	May 28, 1936 8 Sivan	husband, dear father, age 69	Double stone – medallion wreath surrounding star over his and medallion wreath surrounding lamp over her; geometric design in center		LEVY Dora R4-28	Dvasha  dtr of Mordechai	Aug 11 1927 13 Av 5687	Aged 93 years; mother, grandmother	Sabbath lamp, mother;
WILENSKY Ida R3-9	Khaya dtr of Tzadik	Dec 11, 1946 18 Kislev	mother and grandmother, age 79 years	Double stone – medallion wreath surrounding star over his and medallion wreath surrounding lamp over her; geometric design in center		WINNEGRAD Bessie R4-29	Basha dtr of Yosef haLevi	Oct 28, 1928 12 Heshvan 5689	Mother, aged 80 years	Elaborate top, draping, sabbath lamp, Mother
ZIRINSKY Rebecca  R3-10	Rivka dtr of Shimshon	Apr 24, 1936	Father, husband, 72 years			HERMELIN Rebecca  R4-30	Rifka Reisha dtr of Zimel	1929	51 years, wife and mother (buried next to Bessie wife of Zimel Winnegrad)	tall, vase capitol draped, tree trunk, medallion (for photo? not present), pillars on both sides of facestone, raised black letters on light surface; cartouche - beloved wife, dear mother; pedestal
ZIRINSKY Isaac R3-11	Khaim Yitzhak son of Yisrael	Jan 9, 1932	Our mother, 76 years			SUGARMAN Leah R4-31	Leah dtr of Yakov	Aug 27, 1935 24 Nisan 5695	Mother, 85 years	Sabbath Lamp, art deco design, pedestal
SHALOV Fanny R3-12	Khaya Fruma dtr of Yekutiel	Dec. 26, 1945 25 Tevet	Our mother; aged 88 years	Elaborate Double stone - Tallit over horizontal broken branch; heart medallions for each side of double stone, myrtle leaves, Kohen hands for husband; sabbath lamp for wife		CHAIKEN [Lillie] in plot info, no Eng name on stone is Tillie in Hebrew R4-32	Tila dtr of Khaim Peretz	No English date26 Kislev	No English	acrosticon
SHALOV Abraham R3-13	Avraham Eliezer  son of Tzvi Hersh haKohen	May 30, 1932	Ask someone Our father; aged 73 years	Double stone - Tallit over horizontal broken branch; heart medallions for each side of double stone, myrtle leaves, Kohen hands for husband; sabbath lamp for wife		SURAWITZ Bertha R4-33	Breindel dtr of Zev Wolf	Aug 17, 1931 4 Elul 5691	Aged 82 years; Mother in Yiddish at top and Mother in English at bottom,	Columns. Sabbath lamp under Yiddish “mutter”
WARSHALL Anna R3-14	Khana Pasia dtr of Yosef	Dec 22, 1949 ng	wife and mother, age 75 years	Double stone		KARBELNIK Rachel R4-34	Rasha Yenta dtr of Yehuda Leib	1943	73 years, mother
WARSHALL Meyer R3-15	Meir son of Tzvi	March 18, 1953 ng	husband and father, age 83 years	Double stone		BERGER Sarah R4-35	Sara Vesia dtr of Yakov Noah	1937	58 years, wife, mother, grandmother
SHUB Jacob R3-16	Yakov son of Rafael	Apr 3, 1987	Oct 20, 1928- Ap 3 1987, husband, father, grandfather	Red stone, pillar holding vase with star, computerized photograph etching of deceased across face of stone, writing in Cyrillic below.		LEVY Libbie R4-36	No Hebrew for her name or father	Mar 26, 1956 No Hebrew	Wife and mother, age 71 years	Double modern stone
ZIROLNIK Louis R3-17	Yehiel son of Shimshon	May 7 1941	90 years	Double stone, cartouche parents		LEVY Samuel H R4-37 Last in line	No Hebrew for name or father	May 25, 1960 No Hebrew	Husband and father, age 80 years	Double modern stone
ZIROLNIK Edith R3-18	Itka dtr of Nuhim Aryeh	Feb 7 1939	82 years	Double stone, cartouche parents		KANTROWITZ Annie R5-1 beginning of row	Nekhama Dvora dtr of Shlomo Tzvi	Oct 18, 1898 14 Heshvan 5659	Our beloved mother, rest in peace There was a Shlomo Zvi Kuntz who was the father of Julius Kuntz and David Kuntz who were Annie's age	Lamp surrounded by geometric
LEVY Hilda R3-19	Hinda Tchasna dtr of Aba	Mar 26, 1936 3 Nisan 5696	Wife and mother, age 75 years, at rest	See note under husband's next		GREENSTEIN Irene R5-2	Reichel dtr of Matatiyahu haLevi	Aug 1, 1903 8 Av 5663	mother, 32 years, at rest	Sabbath lamp, mother cartouche
LEVY Joseph S. R3-20	Yosef David son of Shimshon Dov haLevi	Sept 19, 1937 14 Tishri 5698	Our father, age 80 years, at rest	Double stone, ornate, medallioned pitcher for husband/Sabbath lamp for wife, columns on either side of stoneface. Duplicates double stone adjacent (of deceased's brother + wife). Brothers adjacent, wives on outside.		COOPER Sarah R5-3	Sara dtr of Noah	Dec 16, 1902 4th of Chanuka 5663	Sister, 29 years	Sabbath lamp
LEVY Joseph R3-21	Yehiel son of Shimshon Dov haLevi	Nov 10, 1929 7 Heshvan 5690	Aged 65 years, husband and father	Double stone, ornate, medallioned pitcher for husband/Sabbath lamp for wife, columns on either side of stoneface. Duplicates double stone adjacent (of deceased's brother + wife). Brothers adjacent, wives on outside.		LIPSHITZ Eva R5-4	Khava  dtr of Mvh David z’l	Dec 4, 1906 17 Kislev 5667	Mother, age 48 years, rest in peace	Sabbath lamp in medallion, ivy leaves
LEVY Ida R3-22	Khaya dtr of Zev Wolf	Jun 8, 1936 18 Sivan 5696	Aged 72 years, mother	See note on husband's previous		COHEN Bashe S. R5-5	Basha Rasha dtr of Nahum	Register says May 12 1907; stone says 566?, aged 34 years?	(in Hebrew, Wife of Zvi haKohen) it may say Mother in a cartouche, not sure; may be another surname - Hebrew year appears to be 566? [190?], aged 34 years?	White small stone Very worn, can read with some effort, Sabbath lamp medallion
KAPLAN Kussiel R3-23	Yekutiel Zelig son of Meir haKohen	Mar 1, 1937 19 Adar 5697	Husband, father, age 70 years	Surname across Double Stone in a banner, K monogram in medallion; two pointed tablets; kohen hands over his, shabbas lamp over hers		NATHAN, Rachel R. R5-6	Ruchel Rifka dtr of Naftali Hertz	Pesach 5669; April 8 1909	my mother, 54 years,	sabbath lamp; polished stone; stylized leaves and lilies; mother cartouche; formulary rest in peace
KAPLAN, Ida R3-24	Khaya Rifka dtr of Yakov Moshe	August 5, 1967 21 Av 5729	Mother, grandmother, aged 95 years	Surname across Double Stone in a banner, K monogram in medallion; two pointed tablets; kohen hands over his, shabbas lamp over hers		NOVOGRODSKY, Fruma R5-7	The stone is missing, broken off at base			Stone is missing. Stones on either side standing. Appears to have been simple inexpensive white stone similar to the one on the right
GRIBETZ, Ida Nowik R3-25	Khaya dtr of Khayim	Aug 5, 1986	Wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother; age 95 years She is buried next to Chaim Farbman many years after his burial and her father’s name is Chaim - Chaim's is a double stone with wife Sippi Slova Farbman;	unpolished granite; Sabbath lamp medallion; cornerpiece flowers at top		FALEVICH, Pauline R5-8	worn	Register says May 3, 1910	worn - need different technology to bring up image	Sabbath lamp[ Very eroded; white unpolished stone; no base
FARBMAN Chaim R3-26	Khaim  son of Mendel Mordechai	June 14, 1949          15 Sivan	Husband, father, Age 84 years (in English and Hebrew)	Elaborate double stone; tall, ner tamid in center; star, sabbath lamp in medallions, polished granite; polished black letters and carvings on light relief different color than main stone;		BRODY, Etta B. R5-9 Close-up	Itta Breina dtr of Meir Zundel Katzen	July 1, 1910 24 Sivan 5670	Says in Hebrew daughter of Meir Zundel Katzen, wife of Shmuel Brody; says in both English and Hebrew d age 46; in memory of our beloved mother Etta B. Brody, age 46 years	Calligraphic B at top, capitol
FARBMAN Sippi-Slova R3-27	Tzipa Slova dtr of Moshe Dov	June 15, 1935 14 Sivan	Wife, mother, Age 78 (in English and Hebrew)	Elaborate double stone; tall, ner tamid in center; star, sabbath lamp in medallions, polished granite; polished black letters and carvings on light relief different color than main stone;		LIPSCHITZ, Rebecca R5-10 Close-up	Breina Feiga dtr of Eliezer haLevi	1910	57 years, wife, mother
GRIBETZ Celia R3-28	Tsirle dtr of Saul	[Fall 1949] 19 Marheshvan 5710	acrostic in Hebrew with her name Tsirl; in Hebrew “:the crown of her husband and children” wife and mother	Lovely column with flowers around top and sabbath lamp in center of top flower band matching stone to Manuel Gribetz		ELLIN, Rose R5-11	Dvora Reichel dtr of Noah	21 Shevat 56 73Jan 29 1913	Our beloved mother; 49 years	polished granite; capitol of draped vase; monogram medallion letter R; formulary rest in peace
GRIBETZ Manuel R3-29	Menahem Mendel son of Michael Zelig haLevi	No English date 8th day of Pesach 1964 8th day of Pesach 5724		pitcher; acrostic of name as first letter of each line		BINN, Frieda R5-12	Frieda dtr of Avraham Yakov	July 13, 1913 Tammuz 5673	Wife of Dov Yehuda Binn, July 13, 1913, rest in peace	polished granite; sabbath lamp in medallion;
MANDEL Solomon R3-30	Shlomo Zvi son of Shmuel Yosef	1957	72 years			LEVY, Rose R5-13	Leah Reizel dtr of Pesakh	9th of Heshvan 5674; November 13, 1913	Wife of Zev Leviya (Wolf Levy); 45 years; in memory of my beloved wife and our dear mother	sabbath lamp surrounded by stylized lilies and leaves
MANDEL, Nora R3-31	Necha dtr of Noah haLevi	1973	83 years			BRODY, Bessie R5-14	Jacob Ginsburg	06/14/1916	No grave marker and no vacant space for Bessie Brody. Probably buried in same grave as her mother Pesia Dvora Brody Ginsburg, adjacent. Pesia died in childbirth June 1914 and Bessie was recorded by cem buried same day.	No death cert for infant. Mother and inf's burial register under Brody, maiden name of mother, though husband's name given on Pessie's stone and Pessie recorded as Pauline Ginsburg.
LISS, Celia R3-32	Tzipa  dtr of Yakov Meir	Mar 16, 1957 12 Adar	Wife, mother, grandmother, age 81 years	Double stone, lions, tablets of law, sabbath lamp, star, Holy Ark		GINSBERG, Pauline (Pessie D. Brody) R5-15	Mrs. Pesya Devora bat Yehuda Leib Broda	died age 29, d 11 Sivan 5664, June 16, 1914		polished stone, tree in medallion, surrounded by ivy leaves, on pedestal
LISS Joseph R3-33	Yosef son of Shraga Feivish	Aug 17, 1954 15 Av	Husband, father , grandfather, age 83 years	Double stone, lions, tablets of law, sabbath lamp, star, Holy Ark		BOLOTINA, Pesya R5-16	Pesya dtr of Moshe	Feb 28, 1921 - May 23, 1987		Russian language; polished red stone; white incised letters;
CHERINSKY Joseph R3-34	Yosef son of Yedidiah	Nov 29, 1954 4 Kislev 5715	75 years, father and grandfather	Double stone, lion tablets, crown, star and sabbath lamp		ROSENBAUM Hinde R5-17	Hinda dtr of Aryeh Leib		There is a carved place for date of death and age at death that is not filled in, in both the English and the Hebrew. Our mother (Heb and English)	Double Sabbath lamps; mother cartouche;
CHERINSKY Dora R3-35	Dvora dtr of Berel Leib	Nov 25, 1955 10 Kislev says 5715 though it should say 5716	70 years, mother and grandmother	Double stone, lion tablets, crown , star and sabbath lamp		GOLUBYEV, Yakov R5-18		may 14 1987	1947-1987, forever in our hearts; in Russian except name Yakov Golubyev In Russian name given as Yasha Golubyev	gray polished stone; book; forever in our hearts; star; granite base cradle;
KAPLAN Celia R3-36	Tzipa Gitel dtr of Abraham Leib	Dec 15, 1970 14 Kislev 5731	Wife, 80 years	Double stone. Sabbath lamp		BERGER Dora R5-19	Daba dtr of Shmuel	Dec 18, 19442 Tevet 5705	Aged 75 years, mother	Sabbath lamp with stars at base, surrounded by pillars, polished black stone, black relief letters on light stone background; cartouche mother, cartouche “always in our hearts”
KAPLAN Abraham R3-37 Last in line in plot book	Avraham Yitzhak son of Yakov Eliahu haKohen	May 1, 1975 20 Iyar 5735	Husband, 91 years	Double stone. Double hands of Kohen		RATNER Rose R5-20	Ruhel dtr of Shalom Meir	1946	Aged 75 years, our  mother	Monogram RR
COHEN Celia R4-1	Sheina Tzipa dtr of Yosef Leib haLevi	July 19, 1927 19 Tammuz	Wife, mother, grandmother, aged 62 years, rest in peace	Tree trunk, lamp medallion, mother in cartouche		WARSHALL Leah R5-21	Leah dtr of Zawel	June 29, 1957 No Hebrew date	Mother, grandmother March 18, 1885- June 29, 1957	Sabbath lamp in medallion
NATHANSON Mary R4-2	Matil Khaya dtr of Khona	1931		81 years		BRODY Elsie R5-22	Etzela dtr of Yehoshua	May 10, 1954 7 Iyar 5714	Mother, grandmother	Candle lamp, columns, Forever in our hearts
SHEPPER Mollie R4-3	Malka Reisha dtr of Dov Ber	1938		81 years		BINN Anna R5-23	Hinka dtr of Leib Yakov	Oc 22, 1952 3 Heshvan 5713	Mother;  wife, mother, and grandmother	Capital with sabbath lamp
ROSEN Minnie R4-4	Minda Leah dtr of David	1951		77 years		WEINGER Celia R5-24	Tsheide (Tseide?) dtr of Gedalia	Oct 9 1969 25 Tishri 5730	July 28, 1880-Oct 9 1969	Book, candles, “Forever in Our Hearts” inscribed in Book
BRODY Rashe Leah R4-5	Rashe Leah dtr of David Hersh	1935		85 years		LEVY Hannah R5-25	Khana dtr of AryehLeib	Mar 31, 1928 10 Nisan 5688	72 years, mother, at rest	Sabbath lamp, mother cartouche
GOLDBERG Gussie R4-6	Gitel dtr of Yitzhak Yosef	Oct 11, 1936 26 Tishri 5697	Mother, 80 years	Tall, black, Sabbath lamp, leaves, arch and keystone, mother cartouche		Brody Sarah R5-26	Sarah dtr of Michael	"1858" prob 1958	Died 1858 age 88 years The death year is given as 1858, most likely an error for 1958. Since this stone was at the end of a woman's row and Sarah died thirty years after her husband, she may have had him moved or his stone replaced with this one.	Huge double stone, pillars, capital, massive.
BURSTEIN Manyia R4-7	Manyia dtr of Yeshaiah Volf	Mar 3, 1942	Mother, grandmother, 92 years			Brody Barnet R5-27 Last in row	Beinish son of Yosef	1925	Died 1925 age 51 years Since this stone was at the end of a woman's row and Sarah died thirty years after her husband, she may have had him moved or his stone replaced with this one.	stone, pillars, capital, massive.
ZABELLE Bessie R4-8	Beila dtr of Mendel Yosef	Dec 19, 1958 9 Tevet 5719	Mother, grandmother, ever in our hears,	Lamp with pyramid pedestal, rays		Children’s section most not present
COHEN Esther R4-9	Sterka dtr of Leib	May 17, 1938 15 Iyar 5698	Mother	Bowl of Flowers,		EISENBERG Arthur R6-30	Name is present, Father's name is present	Sivan? Date is present	Our dear son Very worn, can read it with some effort, come back to it	Lamb- topped small white stone; son
WASSERMAN Tillie R4-10	Tisha dtr of Moshe Dov	1959	92 years	Grandmother, Great-grandmother		SANE Georgina (plot says Sang) R6-40	No Hebrew	Dec 12, 1910 No Hebrew	Born Mar 15 1910 – Died Dec 12 1910	Lamb-topped small white stone
MELTZER Anna R4-11	Eshka Khaya dtr of Yehuda Leib	Jan 11, 1938 9 Shevat	Mother,  age 70 years	Elaborate geometric top		SAPERY Abraham R6-42		The birth year on this child’s grave is clearly wrong it states he was born Aug 1, 1805 and died  May 7th, 1914. On obverse side – In memory of our beloved son. No Hebrew inscription	Broken tree trunk
MELTZER Morris R4-12	Moshe son of Barukh	1935	Father, 70 years			FARBER Jacob R6-45	Yakov son of Reuven	Sept 1920	Worn, difficult to read Son and brother born June 15, 1905 died Sept 1920	White stone, lamb-topped on broken trunk, taller, monogram JF; flower at base; “gone but not forgotten”
KUNTZ Morris R4-13	Elia Moshe son of Shlomo Tzvi	1959	Father, Grandfather, 94 years			SACKMAN Abigail Hellin R6-plot 46	No Hebrew	1924 [Register says Apr 30 1924]	Daughter; born May 22, 1915 died [ ?] 30, 1924; “forever sweet”	Worn but possibly a cherub(child’s grave); gray unpolished stone
HERTZ Fannie R4-16 Close-up	Feiga dtr of Avraham Dov haKohen	Nov 12, 1914 Rosh Hodesh Kislev 5675	Wife, mother, 53 years, rest in peace	Tall with vase capitol, Sabbath lamp, leaves
KUNTZ Rose R4-17 Close-up	Khaya Reizel dtr of Lipa	Sept 29. 1915	Feb 3, 1873-Sept 29. 1915
GOLDBERG Necha R4-18	Necha dtr of Getzel	Feb 26, 1916	Our Mother
COHEN Rebecca R4-19	Rivka dtr of Mordechai	Dec 20, 191624 Kislev 5675	“wife of Moshe haKohen” in Hebrew; wife, mother, aged 54 years (55 years in Hebrew)	Sabbath lamp, grey with white relief
FEIGENOFF Frieda R4-20	Frieda dtr of Tzvi Hersh	March 10, 1918 26 Adar 5678	Mother, aged 75 years	Sabbath lamp
R4-14 and R-15 Not in Plot List				Not in plot list