Stone ID:

RL0062

Location:

OldCem

Grounded/Loose:

loose

Intact/Fragment:

fragment Group:

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Material:

limestone

Color: grey Dimensions W H D, cm:

Inscription Style:

incised letter

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Name Original:

רחל לאה

Name English:

Rachel Leah

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Father Original:

חיים

Father English:

Chaim

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Gender:

female

Death Date Hebrew:

--

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Epitaph Original:

Epitaph English:

a virtuous woman
who opened her hands to the poor
Rachel Leah, daughter of [our teacher]
Chaim, may his candle burn, may her soul be bound in the bond of (eternal) life

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Stone Condition:

fair; only a portion of the stone remains, with parts of four lines of the epitaph

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.

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Recovery Date:

2011

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Other Notes:

English translation by members of the Rohatyn District Research Group (RDRG).
RDRG stone # M42.

Last Revision:

2026-04-30

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