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372 LUBOML
escorted him on his last journey to the cemetery
in Nachalat Yitshak, his final resting place.
All Yakov's family, friends and acquaintances,
many from Luboml, were touched by his
death in the worst way. Who would have
thought that Yakov, who had put forth so much
effort in producing a memorial book to his fellow
citizens in Luboml, would himself wind up
in the book? Fate was cruel and uncaring.
You meant so much to us, dearest Yakov.
You were endowed with so many wondrous
qualities of a good upright Jew. You were a lover
of freedom and sought to free your nation and
to this end you put forth so much conviction,
so much effort and self-sacrifice. In all that you
did you were a man of action, working to fulfill
your dreams. You approached every task with
such fervor and conviction. Your life was comparable
to a multicolored, embroidered work that
was strange yet wonderful, weaving together daring,
courageous acts along with the learning of
Torah and culture. You were a man of grace,
beauty, and charm, a modest, humble, nobleminded
man. How were you taken from the land
of the living?
It is a shame, a shame that we must mourn
you so, and that you are no longer with us. We
do not forget you. May your soul be bound up
in the bond of everlasting life, and may you rest
in peace.