ROHATYN JEWISH HEADSTONE DATABASE
Stone ID:
RL0134
Location:
Grounded/Loose:
loose
Intact/Fragment:
fragment Group: RL0133
Location X/Y:
Location GPS:
Material:
sandstone
Color: grey Dimensions W H D, cm:
Inscription Style:
incised letter
Inscription Character Height, cm:
Name Original:
Name English:
Name Ukrainian:
Surname Original:
Surname English:
Surname Ukrainian:
Father Original:
מענדיל
Father English:
Mendel
Father Ukrainian:
Мендель
Husband Original:
Husband English:
Husband Ukrainian:
Gender:
female
Death Date Hebrew:
21-Adar-5679
Death Date:
1919-02-21*
Age:
Birth Date:
Profession:
Primary Symbol:
Epitaph Original:
כא' אד[ר ר]אשון
שנת תרע'ט
(?)האשה [הצ]נועה
מרת …ה בת
(?)מו''ה יאיד חנחה
… מענדיל
'ת'נ'צ'ב'ה
שנת תרע'ט
(?)האשה [הצ]נועה
מרת …ה בת
(?)מו''ה יאיד חנחה
… מענדיל
'ת'נ'צ'ב'ה
Epitaph English:
21 Adar I
the year [5]679
a chaste woman (?)
... daughter of
our teacher ...
Mendel ...
may her soul be bound in the bond of (eternal) life
the year [5]679
a chaste woman (?)
... daughter of
our teacher ...
Mendel ...
may her soul be bound in the bond of (eternal) life
Epitaph Ukrainian:
21 Адара першого
Року [5]679
Жінка цнотлива (?)
Пані … донька
Нашого вчителя, пана …
Мендель …
Нехай його/її душа буде зав’язана у Вузол Життя
Року [5]679
Жінка цнотлива (?)
Пані … донька
Нашого вчителя, пана …
Мендель …
Нехай його/її душа буде зав’язана у Вузол Життя
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Additional Original:
Additional English:
Stone Condition:
the stone is broken into at least three pieces, with parts of the epitaph missing; the surface is in fair to good condition, with the surviving lines legible except for soil in the engraving
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 2013. Mr. Vorobets later arranged to have the stone moved to the old Jewish cemetery in spring 2015.
ID Tag Poistion:
Recovery Date:
2013
Recovery GPS:
Other Notes:
This fragment belongs with stone RL0133; the epitaph here combines both fragments.
English translation by members of the Rohatyn District Research Group (RDRG).
RDRG stone # M97a.
English translation by members of the Rohatyn District Research Group (RDRG).
RDRG stone # M97a.
Last Revision:
2026-09-15
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