Stone ID:

S18B

Location:

Wall of Memory

Grounded/Loose:

grounded

Intact/Fragment:

intact Group:

Location X/Y:

Location GPS:

Material:

Color: grey Dimensions W H D, cm:

Inscription Style:

incised letter

Inscription Character Height, cm:

Name Original:

אלכסנדר

Name English:

Alexander

Surname Original:

Surname English:

Father Original:

דוד

Father English:

David

Husband Original:

Husband English:

Gender:

male

Death Date Hebrew:

09-Adar-5685

Death Date:

1925-03-05*

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Birth Date:

Profession:

Primary Symbol:

crown

Epitaph Original:

Epitaph English:

here buried
a man flawless and reputable
God-fearing and (who) walked flawlessly
he enjoyed the fruits of his labor, [h]
Alexander
son of [h] David of blessed memory, died 9th
Adar (in the) year 5685
may his soul be bound in the bond of (eternal) life

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Stone Condition:

good; cracked through epitaph field but text is only slightly obscured

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] The literal 'God-fearing' is a translation that is widely-accepted, meaning 'devout'. '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'.

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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