Yortsayt. Bessarabia. 1920s. Indian ink, watercolours, and pencil on paper. 34 х 23. Hebrew. Gives memorial dates for the parents of the yortsayt’s maker, Moshe Aharon son of Yosef (father, d. 1909) and Pesya Rivkah daughter of Perets (mother, d. 1909), as well for other relatives: father-in-law Moshe Haim, mother-in-law Ester Malkah, Hanah Sarah daughter of Moshe Haim, and Yaakov son of Moshe Aharon (d. 1924). Contains textual quotations from a memorial prayer, the Bible (Eccl. 7:1), and the Mishnah: ‘When a person leaves this world, neither silver nor gold nor precious stones nor pearls accompany him; but only Torah and good deeds’ (Mishnah, Tractate Avot 6:9).