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ROHATYN JEWISH HEADSTONE DATABASE
Stone ID:
RL0121
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:
יהודא דוד
Name English:
Yehuda David
Name Ukrainian:
Єгуда Давид
Surname Original:
Surname English:
Surname Ukrainian:
Father Original:
חיאל מיכאל
Father English:
Yechiel Michael
Father Ukrainian:
Єхіель Мікаель
Husband Original:
Husband English:
Husband Ukrainian:
Gender:
male
Death Date Hebrew:
03-Kislev-5687
Death Date:
1926-11-09*
Age:
Birth Date:
Profession:
Primary Symbol:
washing hands/pitcher (Levite)
Epitaph Original:
ר' יהודא דוד בן ר' יחיאל מיכאל הל[וי]
ג' כסלו ת''רפ''ז
Epitaph English:
Yehuda David, son of Yechiel Michael the Levite
3 Kislev [5]687
Epitaph Ukrainian:
Пан Єгуда Давид, син пана Єхіеля Мікаеля га-Леві
3 Кіслева [5]687 року
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Acrostic English:
Additional Original:
Additional English:
Stone Condition:
the stone is broken with the lower part missing; surface damage obliterates some of the surviving epitaph but overall the fragment is in good condition
Conservation:
The stone was unearthed during sewer upgrade works on vul. Zelena near house 45 in early November 2012; Mykhailo Vorobets showed the stone to RJH on 07 November 2012 and arranged to have the stone moved to the new Jewish cemetery in the following days. Mr. Vorobets later arranged to have the stone moved to the old Jewish cemetery in spring 2015.
ID Tag Poistion:
Recovery Date:
2012-11-09
Recovery GPS:
49.4103 24.6341
Other Notes:
English translation by members of the Rohatyn District Research Group (RDRG).
RDRG stone # M86.
Last Revision:
2026-09-14
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