Stone ID:

N20A

Location:

Wall of Memory

Grounded/Loose:

grounded

Intact/Fragment:

intact Group:

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Color: grey Dimensions W H D, cm:

Inscription Style:

incised letter

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Name Original:

אפרים

Name English:

Ephraim

Surname Original:

קאפיל

Surname English:

Koppil

Father Original:

יעקב קאפיל

Father English:

Yaakov

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Gender:

male

Death Date Hebrew:

14-Cheshvan-5696

Death Date:

1935-11-10*

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Primary Symbol:

crown

Epitaph Original:

Epitaph English:

here buried
a man flawless and reputable, walked
the path of God, kept the commandments
shamash of the Great Synagogue
[h] Ephraim son of [h]
Yaakov Koppil, died 14th
Marcheshvan 5696
may his soul be bound in the bond of (eternal) life

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Stone Condition:

fair; epitaph is clear and intact, but frame surface is eroded and lower end is broken off

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:

[N3] 'God' is inscribed 'ד rather than 'ה, the standard abbreviation for Hashem השם [The Name]. Appearing only in writing, 'ד represents an even-higher level of 'distancing' than that provided by 'ה, but is nevertheless voiced 'Hashem'.
[N4] The shamash שמש is a 'beadle', responsible for looking after the technical side of a synagogue's operation. The word שמש may also be interpreted as a verb – 'he served in the Great Synagogue'. Therefore, the term is transliterated but not translated.
[N6] Koppil קאפיל. Without the yod, the more common surname Koppel קאפל.
[N7] The descriptor Mar 'bitter' for the month of Cheshvan is widely encountered. Usually transcribed combined as Marcheshvan, it also often rendered in Hebrew as a single word מרחשון. The usual explanation given for the Mar prefix is that Cheshvan is the only Jewish month that is devoid of notable days, festive or otherwise.

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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