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ROHATYN JEWISH HEADSTONE DATABASE
Stone ID:
RL0003
Location:
OldCem
Grounded/Loose:
loose
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:
Name English:
Surname Original:
Surname English:
Father Original:
Father English:
Husband Original:
Husband English:
Gender:
Death Date Hebrew:
--
Death Date:
Age:
Birth Date:
Profession:
Primary Symbol:
columns
Epitaph Original:
… .מ. ..מ.. …
בנו עבר ל…ת חבל
על דאבדין ולא
משתכחון נאסף רוחו
נשמתו עלתה
… … …
Epitaph English:
... ... ...
his son died ... pity
about those who have irrevocably
gone from us [Aramaic] his spirit died
his soul ascended
... ... ...
Acrostic Original:
Acrostic English:
Additional Original:
Additional English:
Stone Condition:
the stone is broken into at least three pieces, with parts of the epitaph missing; the surface is in fair to good condition, with the surviving lines legible
Conservation:
The stone was placed anonymously at the entry gate of the old Jewish cemetery in Rohatyn before 2008. It was moved to the grounds of the new Jewish cemetery by 2012, then to the grounds of the old Jewish cemetery in 2015.
ID Tag Poistion:
Recovery Date:
2012
Recovery GPS:
49.4078 24.617
Other Notes:
English translation by members of the Rohatyn District Research Group (RDRG).
RDRG stone # M79.

Last Revision:
2026-03-16
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