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ROHATYN JEWISH HEADSTONE DATABASE
Stone ID:
RL0023
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:
פעשי
Name English:
Pesia
Surname Original:
Surname English:
Father Original:
משה
Father English:
Moshe
Husband Original:
Husband English:
Gender:
female
Death Date Hebrew:
13-Nisan-5585
Death Date:
1825-04-01*
Age:
Birth Date:
Profession:
Primary Symbol:
Epitaph Original:
נפ' האשה
הצנועה מרת
'פעשי בת הר
'המופלג מו
'משה זל' י'ג
ניסן תקפ'ה
'ת'נ'צ'ב'ה
Epitaph English:
died a woman
a chaste lady
Pesia, daughter of our teacher
our renowned teacher
Moshe, may his memory be blessed, 13
Nisan 5585
may her soul be bound in the bond of (eternal) life
Acrostic Original:
Acrostic English:
Additional Original:
Additional English:
Stone Condition:
good, though slightly worn
Conservation:
The stone was one of several found in the vul. Zavoda neighborhood west of the Rohatyn city center and reported by Mykhailo Vorobets on 17May2011. 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:
49.4074 24.5989
Other Notes:
English translation by members of the Rohatyn District Research Group (RDRG).
RDRG stone # M2.

Last Revision:
2026-03-16
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