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Stone ID:
RL0016
Location:
OldCem
Grounded/Loose:
loose
Intact/Fragment:
fragment Group:
Location X/Y:
Location GPS:
49.4077 24.6159
Material:
sandstone
Color: grey Dimensions W H D, cm:
Inscription Style:
incised letter
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Name Original:
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Father Original:
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Death Date Hebrew:
30-Av-5633
Death Date:
1873-08-23*
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Epitaph Original:
(?)'ביום ש'ק
'פ'נ
כ'י' מנחם אב
ש' תרל'ג לפ'ק
Epitaph English:
on the Sabbath
here is buried
30th Menachem Av
of the year [5]633
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Stone Condition:
broken, but good
Conservation:
The stone was found at an unknown location in Rohatyn by city workers, then transferred by them to an empty lot behind the district administration building at vul. Halytska 65 in the Rohatyn city center, where it was reported by Mykhailo Vorobets on 13May2011. The stone was moved to the new Jewish cemetery by RDRG/RJH on 13May2011. Mr. Vorobets later arranged to have the stone moved to the old Jewish cemetery in spring 2015.
ID Tag Poistion:
Recovery Date:
2011-05-13
Recovery GPS:
49.4063 24.6099
Other Notes:
English translation by members of the Rohatyn District Research Group (RDRG).
RDRG stone # M20.

Last Revision:
2026-03-16
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