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ROHATYN JEWISH HEADSTONE DATABASE
Stone ID:
RL0017
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
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Name Original:
Name English:
Name Ukrainian:
Surname Original:
Surname English:
Surname Ukrainian:
Father Original:
Father English:
Father Ukrainian:
Husband Original:
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Gender:
Death Date Hebrew:
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Age:
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Primary Symbol:
Epitaph Original:
מו'ה … …
'יוסף צבי ז'ל
ת'ר צ' ב'ה
Epitaph English:
... ... our teacher
Yosef Tzvi may his memory be a blessing
may his soul be bound in the bond of (eternal) life
Epitaph Ukrainian:
… … нашого вчителя пана
Йосефа Цві благословенна його пам’ять
Нехай його/її душа буде зав’язана у Вузол Життя
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Stone Condition:
the stone is broken with only the last two lines of the epitaph legible
Conservation:
The stone was one of several found on the east bank of the Hnyla Lypa River, just north of the Zavoda bridge near vul. Kudryka, and reported by Mykhailo Vorobets on 13May2011. Mr. Vorobets later arranged to have the stone moved to the new Jewish cemetery and then to the old Jewish cemetery in spring 2015.
ID Tag Poistion:
Recovery Date:
2011
Recovery GPS:
49.4067 24.6041
Other Notes:
It is not clear whether the name Yosef Tzvi belongs to the deceased or the father of the deceased.
English translation by members of the Rohatyn District Research Group (RDRG).
RDRG stone # M8.

Last Revision:
2026-03-16
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