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ROHATYN JEWISH HEADSTONE DATABASE
Stone ID:
RL0025
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:
יוסף מיכל
Name English:
Yosef Michael
Surname Original:
Surname English:
Father Original:
שלמה
Father English:
Shlomo
Husband Original:
Husband English:
Gender:
male
Death Date Hebrew:
03-Av-5672
Death Date:
1912-07-17*
Age:
Birth Date:
Profession:
Primary Symbol:
Epitaph Original:
נפטר בשם טוב זקן
'ושבע ימים מוה''ר'ר
יוסף מיכל ב'ר' שלמה
ז'ל' ביום ג' מנחם אב תרע'ב
אבל כבד ומספר מר על
ירא … … …
Epitaph English:
he passed away in good standing, the elderly
and life-filled, our teacher
Yosef Michael, son of Shlomo,
may his memory be blessed, on the 3rd of Menachem Av 5672
great mourning and immense sorrow for
... ... ... the God-fearing(?)
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Stone Condition:
good
Conservation:
The stone was one of many found at undocumented locations around Rohatyn and recovered under the direction of Mykhailo Vorobets and moved to the new Jewish cemetery in 2011. The stone was first documented by RJH in May 2024. Mr. Vorobets later arranged to have the stone moved to the old Jewish cemetery in spring 2015.
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Recovery Date:
2011
Recovery GPS:
Other Notes:
English translation by members of the Rohatyn District Research Group (RDRG).
RDRG stone # M37.

Last Revision:
2026-03-16
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