Stone ID:

LVN047

Location:

NewCem

Grounded/Loose:

loose

Intact/Fragment:

fragment Group:

Location X/Y:

Location GPS:

Material:

sandstone

Color: pink Dimensions W H D, cm:

Inscription Style:

incised letter

Inscription Character Height, cm:

Name Original:

יוסף

Name English:

Yosef

Surname Original:

גערסטמאן

Surname English:

Gerstman

Father Original:

זאב

Father English:

Ze'ev

Husband Original:

Husband English:

Gender:

male

Death Date Hebrew:

15-Iyar-5699

Death Date:

1939-05-04

Age:

75

Birth Date:

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Epitaph Original:

Epitaph English:

here is buried
an old man, perfect and honest
[Yo]sef son of Ze'ev the Levite
Gerstman
died 15th Iyar [5]699
may his soul be bound in the bond of (eternal) life

Acrostic Original:

Acrostic English:

Additional Original:

JOSEF GERSTMAN
zm. 4.V.1939 w 75 r. [życia]

Additional English:

JOSEF GERSTM[AN]
died 4 May 1939 at 75 years [of life]

Stone Condition:

although a fragment, most of this headstone remains and the surviving epitaph is very clear

Conservation:

This headstone and several others were discovered in a retaining wall behind a house at vul. Konotopska 4, southwest of the Lviv city center. During February 2020, a small volunteer event was organized by the Sholem Aleichem Jewish Cultural Society of Lviv and the Lviv Volunteer Center to recover the stones, which were then moved to the new Jewish cemetery adjacent to the Yanivskyi Cemetery northwest of the city center, from which they were likely originally stolen during the German occupation of World War II.
For more information, see the About Lviv page on this website and an article about the work on the website of Rohatyn Jewish Heritage.

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Recovery Date:

2020-02-04

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Last Revision:

2025-01-17

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