The sign tells about members of the Horowitz family and explains the meaning of the tombstones inscribed with the word “Galmud” (“lonely” or “solitary”).
The graves of the “Galmudim” (solitary individuals) in the cemetery were photographed on the same day and bear the inscription:
פ"נ גלמוד
[translation]
“P.N. Galmud” (Here lies a solitary person)
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[Parts 1–2]
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Click for a larger image Translation of the text on the sign:
[Panel 1]
Horowitz Aryeh Leib HaLevi One of the Lovers of Zion. A Hebrew teacher in Ekron and Rishon LeZion. His family spoke only Hebrew.
Horowitz Romemati Ezer Son of the Hebrew teacher Horowitz Aryeh Leib HaLevi. Worked in the Palestine Office.
Horowitz Aryeh Leib HaLevi (Section A] [Row 8]
Horowitz Romemati Ezer (Section G] [Row 1]
[Panel 2]
Horowitz Yosef David Son of Rabbi Leib the Righteous. A passionate Lover of Zion.
An active public figure in the Old Yishuv and in Jerusalem’s yeshivot; a partner of Meir Dizengoff in many public initiatives; one of the founders and directors of the “Loan and Savings Bank”; long-standing member and honorary treasurer of the Jaffa-Tel Aviv Chamber of Commerce.
“Nevertheless, Tel Aviv is an immense fact, which, from the settlement and organizational standpoint, is proof of the talent and devotion of these same people.”
(October 19, 1918 – Chaim Weizmann)
Horowitz Yosef David (Section D] [Row 18]
[Panel 3]
[Photo: Graves of solitary persons (“Galmudim”)]
[Panel 4]
Galmoud These tombstones exist in the old cemetery for several possible reasons: the details of the deceased are unknown, were lost, or have been erased from the stone.
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