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ROHATYN JEWISH HEADSTONE DATABASE
Stone ID:
RL0123
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:
חנה
Name English:
Chana
Name Ukrainian:
Хана
Surname Original:
Surname English:
Surname Ukrainian:
Father Original:
יעקב
Father English:
Yaakov
Father Ukrainian:
Якуб
Husband Original:
Husband English:
Husband Ukrainian:
Gender:
female
Death Date Hebrew:
02-Av-5627
Death Date:
1867-08-03*
Age:
Birth Date:
Profession:
Primary Symbol:
Epitaph Original:
פ' ביום ב' [נ']
ב' מנחם אב
'ש' ת'ר'כ'ז' ל'פ'ק
… האשה
… (?)מרת חנה
בת מוהרר
… יעקב
'ת'נ'צ'ב'ה
Epitaph English:
here was buried on the second day
Menachem Av
[5]627
a woman ...
Chana(?) ...
daughter of
Yaakov ...
may her soul be bound in the bond of (eternal) life
Epitaph Ukrainian:
Т. у день другий (неділю) [п.]
2 Менахема Ава
р. [5]627
Жінка …
Пані Хана(?) …
Донька нашого вчителя, пана
Якуба …
Нехай її душа буде зав’язана у Вузол Життя
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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 51 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 # M85.
Last Revision:
2026-09-14
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