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ROHATYN JEWISH HEADSTONE DATABASE
Stone ID:
RL0046
Location:
OldCem
Grounded/Loose:
loose
Intact/Fragment:
fragment Group:
Location X/Y:
Location GPS:
49.4077 24.6159
Material:
sandstone
Color: grey Dimensions W H D, cm:
Inscription Style:
incised letter
Inscription Character Height, cm:
Name Original:
Name English:
Surname Original:
Surname English:
Father Original:
Father English:
Husband Original:
Husband English:
Gender:
female
Death Date Hebrew:
09-Tevet-5679
Death Date:
1918-12-12*
Age:
Birth Date:
Profession:
Primary Symbol:
5-arm candelabrum
Epitaph Original:
Epitaph English:
here is buried
on 9th Tevet 5679
Acrostic Original:
Acrostic English:
Additional Original:
Additional English:
Stone Condition:
fragmented but otherwise very good, with a very legible epitaph; the bottom portion is lost, with only one line of the epitaph remaining
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. Mr. Vorobets later arranged to have the stone moved to the old Jewish cemetery in spring 2015.
ID Tag Poistion:
Recovery Date:
2011
Recovery GPS:
Other Notes:
English translation by members of the Rohatyn District Research Group (RDRG).
RDRG stone # M56.
Last Revision:
2026-04-25
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