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ROHATYN JEWISH HEADSTONE DATABASE
Stone ID:
RG0007
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:
raised letter
Inscription Character Height, cm:
Name Original:
דוד
Name English:
David
Name Ukrainian:
Давид
Surname Original:
Surname English:
Surname Ukrainian:
Father Original:
חיים
Father English:
Chaim
Father Ukrainian:
Хаїм
Husband Original:
Husband English:
Husband Ukrainian:
Gender:
male
Death Date Hebrew:
--
Death Date:
Age:
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Profession:
Primary Symbol:
Epitaph Original:
ר… … …
אוהב … …
'המופלג מ' דוד ב'מ
'חיים א'ב'ד' וגם ד'ק'ק
'רהטיו ת'נ'צ'ב'ה
Epitaph English:
... ...
... the Rabbi our wonderful teacher David son of
our teacher Chaim
Av Beit Din and head of the holy community
of Rohatyn, may his soul be bound in the bond of (eternal) life
Epitaph Ukrainian:
… … …
… … любимий
видатний(?) пан Давид син пана
Хаїма ав бейт дін і також(?) святої громади
Рогатин Нехай його душа буде завязана 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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Other Notes:
The Av Beit Din (ABD) was the head of the rabbinic court.
English translation by members of the Rohatyn District Research Group (RDRG).
RDRG stone # OC12.

Last Revision:
2025-12-11
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