Stone ID:

N02A

Location:

Wall of Memory

Grounded/Loose:

grounded

Intact/Fragment:

intact Group:

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Material:

Color: grey Dimensions W H D, cm:

Inscription Style:

incised letter

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Name Original:

אסתר

Name English:

Esther

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Surname English:

Father Original:

שמואל

Father English:

Shmuel

Husband Original:

Husband English:

Gender:

female

Death Date Hebrew:

09-Av-5685

Death Date:

1925-07-30*

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Primary Symbol:

5-arm candelabrum

Epitaph Original:

Epitaph English:

here buried
a woman, 'kosher', flawless
and modest, she trod
the path of righteousness, the lady
Esther
daughter of Shmuel, died
Tish'a b'Av 5685
may her soul be bound in the bond of (eternal) life

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Stone Condition:

very good

Conservation:

Recovered from a walkway behind the house at vul. Adama Mitskevycha 8 in downtown Dobromyl in March 2016, then installed in a newly-constructed Wall of Memory at the Dobromyl Jewish cemetery in May and June 2016; see the web page About Dobromyl for more information.

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Recovery Date:

2016-03-12

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Other Notes:

[N2] The term 'kosher' implies that she kept an orthodox-Jewish household.
[N3] The spelling וצניעה rather than וצנועה appears for 'modest'.
[N7] Tish'a b'Av – transliterating from the Hebrew as it here appears inscribed – is the formal name for this fast day, the 9th of Av.

See About Dobromyl for an index to headstone locations in the Wall of Memory.
Stone is recorded as Grounded because it is fixed in the Wall of Memory.

Last Revision:

2024-04-28

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