Stone ID:

RL0082

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:

יעקב

Name English:

Yaakov

Surname Original:

Surname English:

Aufrichtig ‡

Father Original:

נפתלי

Father English:

Naftali

Husband Original:

Husband English:

Gender:

male

Death Date Hebrew:

20-Tishrei-5671

Death Date:

1910-10-21 ‡

Age:

28 ‡

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Epitaph Original:

Epitaph English:

our teacher, a great man, Yaakov
Kovi(?), son of Naftali, may his memory be blessed
he passed away on the 4th day of Chol HaMoed of Sukkot
in the year [5]671

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Stone Condition:

fair; only a portion of the stone remains, with 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 2012. Mr. Vorobets later arranged to have the stone moved to the old Jewish cemetery in spring 2015.

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Recovery Date:

2012

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Other Notes:

Where names or other data are derived from records and not from the headstone itself, a double dagger (‡) symbol is appended to indicate the separate origin of the information.
This stone likely belongs to Jonas Jakób Aufrichtig, reported as died on 21 October 1910 at age 28 in Rohatyn, with his death confirmed by examination one day later (the 22nd) by Dr. Terlecki, and his burial in Rohatyn two days after his death (the 23rd). AGAD record 300/0/3689 volume IV, sheet 166 line 53.
English translation by members of the Rohatyn District Research Group (RDRG).
RDRG stone # M64.

Last Revision:

2026-05-01

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