ROHATYN JEWISH HEADSTONE DATABASE
Stone ID:
RG0004
Location:
Grounded/Loose:
grounded
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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
Name Ukrainian:
Якуб Шимон
Surname Original:
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Surname Ukrainian:
Father Original:
יוסף
Father English:
Yosef
Father Ukrainian:
Йосеф
Husband Original:
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Gender:
male
Death Date Hebrew:
--
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Epitaph Original:
… … …
יעקב שמעון בן
'הממח' הרב מ'ו' ה
'יוסף ז'ל' ת'נ'צ'ב'ה
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
Yaakov Shimon, son of the rabbi our teacher...
Yosef of blessed memory may his soul be bound in the bond of (eternal) life
Epitaph Ukrainian:
… … …
Якуб Шимон син
… рабина, нашого вчителя пана
Йосефа благословенна його пам’ять Нехай його душа буде зав’язана у Вузол Життя
Якуб Шимон син
… рабина, нашого вчителя пана
Йосефа благословенна його пам’ять Нехай його душа буде зав’язана у Вузол Життя
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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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Last Revision:
2025-12-11
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