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ROHATYN JEWISH HEADSTONE DATABASE
Stone ID:
RL0185
Location:
OldCem
Grounded/Loose:
loose
Intact/Fragment:
fragment Group:
Location X/Y:
Location GPS:
49.4077 24.6159
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:
Father English:
Father Ukrainian:
Husband Original:
Husband English:
Husband Ukrainian:
Gender:
Death Date Hebrew:
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Death Date:
Age:
Birth Date:
Profession:
Primary Symbol:
Epitaph Original:
ויקר …
חיים …
שתים …
Epitaph English:
... and dear
... Chaim
... two
Epitaph Ukrainian:
… і дорогий
… Хаїм
… два
Acrostic Original:
Acrostic English:
Additional Original:
Additional English:
Stone Condition:
only a small damaged fragment of this stone remains
Conservation:
According to Mykhailo Vorobets, this stone was left anonymously with several other fragments at the base of the closed ohel in the old Jewish cemetery by a local man on a bicycle sometime before 11Sep2015.
ID Tag Poistion:
Recovery Date:
2015
Recovery GPS:
Other Notes:
It is not clear from the fragmentary epitaph text whether Chaim is the name of the deceased or the father of the deceased.
English translation by members of the Rohatyn District Research Group (RDRG).
RDRG stone # 3.
Last Revision:
2026-09-17
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