Stone ID:

RL0178

Location:

OldCem

Grounded/Loose:

loose

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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:

אברהם

Name English:

Avraham

Name Ukrainian:

Авраам

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Father Original:

רפאל

Father English:

Raphael

Father Ukrainian:

Рафаель

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Gender:

male

Death Date Hebrew:

17-Nisan-5616

Death Date:

1856-04-22*

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Primary Symbol:

tree(s)

Epitaph Original:

Epitaph English:

here was buried
on the second day of Pesach
[5]516 a man
perfect and honest, our teacher
Avraham, son of
Raphael the segal
may his soul be bound in the bond of (eternal) life

Epitaph Ukrainian:

Т.п.
У день другий Песаху
Р. [5]516 Чоловік
Досконалий і чесний, наш вчитель, пан
Авраам син нашого вчителя, пана
Рафаеля сеґала
Нехай його душа буде зав’язана у Вузол Життя

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Stone Condition:

the stone is broken into at least three pieces, with parts of the epitaph missing; the surface is in fair condition, with the surviving lines partly legible

Conservation:

This stone is one of about two dozen medium-sized fragments plus more smaller fragments unearthed in autumn 2014 in a courtyard and parking area off of vul. Mitskevycha in downtown Rohatyn; the courtyard is known to be behind the WWII occupation German police headquarters at what is today vul. Halytska 64 in Rohatyn. The stones were viewed in place on 06 November 2014 by Mykhailo Vorobets, Rabbi Kolesnik of Ivano-Frankivsk, and RJH. Mr. Vorobets arranged to have the stones moved to the old Jewish cemetery in Rohatyn on 24 November 2014.

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Recovery Date:

2014-11-24

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Other Notes:

The term segal given to the deceased comes from segan leviyyah or segan le-kehunah, meaning assistant to the Levites or to the priest.
English translation by members of the Rohatyn District Research Group (RDRG).
RDRG stone # M113.

Last Revision:

2026-09-18

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