In an old Jewish shop in the Village Museum of Kielce (Muzeum Wsi Kieleckiej), I came across a very interesting poster to help Polish Jews inscribe gravestones in Hebrew. Przykładowe Symbole Zawodu Zmarłego Example Symbols of the Profession of the Deceased Gęsie pióro – symbol skryby przepisującego Torę lub pisarza i literata Goose feather – symbol of a scribe copying the Torah or a writer and intellectual Wąż eskulapa – symbol lekarzy Snake of Aesclepius (Caduceus) – symbol of a medical doctor Możdzierz – symbol aptekarzy Mortar – symbol of an apothecarist/pharmacist Ekierka i cyrkiel – symbol inżynierów i architektów Square and compass – symbol of engineers and architects Lira lub harfa – symbol muzyków Lyre or harp – symbol of musicians Zegar – symbol zegarmistrzów Clock – symbol of watchmakers Napisy Nagrobne na Macewach Tombstone Inscriptions on Matzevah (with two columns, Hebrew column omitted here) Tu pochowany (po nikbar) Here is buried Ojciec father Matka mother Admor (nasz…
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