Stone ID:

RL0021

Location:

OldCem

Grounded/Loose:

loose

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intact Group:

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Material:

sandstone

Color: grey Dimensions W H D, cm:

Inscription Style:

incised letter

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Name Original:

Name English:

Pinkas

Surname Original:

Surname English:

Scharf

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Gender:

male

Death Date Hebrew:

--

Death Date:

1930-10-05

Age:

53

Birth Date:

1877-04-08

Profession:

attorney

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Additional Original:

TU SPOCZYWA
Dr. PINKAS SCHARF
ADWOKAT
URODZONY 8 KWIETNIA 1877
ZMARŁY 5 PAŹDZIERNIK 1930
POKÓJ JEGO DUSZY

Additional English:

Here rests
Dr. Pinkas Scharf
Attorney
Born 8 April 1877
Died 5 October 1930
Peace to his soul

Stone Condition:

very good on the reverse side (facing up); the primary face of the stone has not yet been exposed for transcription

Conservation:

this stone has been lying flat in the old cemetery since before 2011, likely a post-war recovery by Jewish survivors and local Rohatyn people

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Other Notes:

This stone belongs to Pinkas Schärf, attorney of Rohatyn, reported as died on 05 October 1930 at age 52 in Rohatyn, with his death confirmed by examination the next day (the 6th) by Dr. Stein, and his burial also on the 6th. AGAD record 300/0/3689, sheet 334 line 17.
English translation by members of the Rohatyn District Research Group (RDRG).
RDRG stone # OC13.

Last Revision:

2026-03-16

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