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Stone ID:
RL0020
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:
משה
Name English:
Moshe
Name Ukrainian:
Моше
Surname Original:
Surname English:
Surname Ukrainian:
Father Original:
שמואל
Father English:
Shmuel
Father Ukrainian:
Шмуель
Husband Original:
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Husband Ukrainian:
Gender:
male
Death Date Hebrew:
--
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Epitaph Original:
א.קם עושה בצדקתו
וט…ותו הרבני מו'ה משה בן
ה… שמואל ז'ל' ת'נ צ' ב'ה
Epitaph English:
... he acted in righteousness
... our teacher Moshe, son of
[our teacher] Shmuel may his memory be a blessing. May his soul be bound in the bond of (eternal) life
Epitaph Ukrainian:
… чинив у праведності його
… наш рабин (наш вчитель) Моше син
[нашого вчителя пана] Шмуеля благословенна його пам’ять. Нехай його душа буде завязана у Вузол Життя.
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Stone Condition:
broken and partially damaged; what remains is clear
Conservation:
The stone was one of several found on the west bank of the Hnyla Lypa River, just north of the Zavoda bridge, 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:
49.4068 24.6037
Other Notes:
English translation by members of the Rohatyn District Research Group (RDRG).
RDRG stone # M10.

Last Revision:
2026-03-16
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