Stone ID:

RL0090

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:

חיים

Name English:

Chaim

Name Ukrainian:

Хаїм

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Father Original:

רפאל

Father English:

Raphael

Father Ukrainian:

Рафаель

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Gender:

male

Death Date Hebrew:

--5642

Death Date:

1881/1882

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Epitaph Original:

Epitaph English:

[5]642 [a man]
perfect, honest, and young
in years, our teacher
Chaim, son of our teacher
Raphael ha-Levi, may his memory be blessed,
may his soul be bound in the bond of (eternal) life

Epitaph Ukrainian:

[5]642 [чоловік]
Досконалий і чесний, і молодий
Роками, наш вчитель, пан
Хаїм син нашого вчителя, пана
Рафаеля га-Леві благословенна його пам’ять
Нехай його душа буде зав’язана у Вузол Життя

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Stone Condition:

fragmented, but fair to good condition with an incomplete epitaph; some weathering and chipping observed since recovery

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:

English translation by members of the Rohatyn District Research Group (RDRG).
RDRG stone # M31.

Last Revision:

2026-05-01

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