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Stone ID:
RG0004
Location:
OldCem
Grounded/Loose:
grounded
Intact/Fragment:
fragment Group:
Location X/Y:
Location GPS:
49.4077 24.6159
Material:
limestone
Color: grey Dimensions W H D, cm:
Inscription Style:
incised letter
Inscription Character Height, cm:
Name Original:
יעקב שמעון
Name English:
Yaakov Shimon
Surname Original:
Surname English:
Father Original:
יוסף
Father English:
Yosef
Husband Original:
Husband English:
Gender:
male
Death Date Hebrew:
--
Death Date:
Age:
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Profession:
Primary Symbol:
Epitaph Original:
… … …
יעקב שמעון בן
'הממח' הרב מ'ו' ה
'יוסף ז'ל' ת'נ'צ'ב'ה
Epitaph English:
... ... ...
Yaakov Shimon, son of the rabbi our teacher...
Yosef of blessed memory may his soul be bound in the bond of (eternal) life
Acrostic Original:
Acrostic English:
Additional Original:
Additional English:
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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Recovery GPS:
Other Notes:
English translation by members of the Rohatyn District Research Group (RDRG).
RDRG stone # OC10.

Last Revision:
2025-12-11
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