Stone ID:

RG0003

Location:

OldCem

Grounded/Loose:

grounded

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fragment Group:

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Material:

limestone

Color: grey Dimensions W H D, cm: 55 83 14

Inscription Style:

incised letter

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Name Original:

יוסף

Name English:

Yosef

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Father Original:

יעקב

Father English:

Yaakov

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Gender:

male

Death Date Hebrew:

--

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Epitaph Original:

Epitaph English:

...
our teacher Yosef son of
our righteous teacher rabbi
Yaakov, Av Beit Din of the holy community
of Halych, of blessed righteous memory
may his soul be bound in the bond of (eternal) life

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Stone Condition:

the stone is broken, the upper part is missing, but most of the epitaph is preserved on the front side

Conservation:

the stone was painted white with black paint in the incised lettering sometime before 2008

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Other Notes:

English translation by members of the Rohatyn District Research Group (RDRG) via the Rohatyn Kehilalinks site.
RDRG stone # OC7.
The Av Beit Din (ABD) was the head of the rabbinic court.
Halych (Halicz) is located about 35km south of Rohatyn.

Last Revision:

2025-12-11

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