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SOKAL JEWISH HEADSTONE DATABASE
Stone ID:
SOKAL002
Location:
Sokal synagogue
Grounded/Loose:
loose
Intact/Fragment:
fragment Group:
Location X/Y:
Location GPS:
50.482745 24.275461
Material:
limestone
Color: grey Dimensions W H D, cm:
Inscription Style:
raised letter
Inscription Character Height, cm:
Name Original:
צבי הירש
Name English:
Zvi Hirsch
Surname Original:
Surname English:
Father Original:
ליב
Father English:
Leib
Husband Original:
Husband English:
Gender:
male
Death Date Hebrew:
09-Av-5615
Death Date:
1855-07-24*
Age:
Birth Date:
Profession:
Primary Symbol:
deer
Epitaph Original:
יום ט' לח' מנחם אב תרטו ל'
פ'נ' בחור נחמד
שיחד על התורה
ועל העבודה כמר
צבי הירש בן
הרבני מו' ליב ...
Epitaph English:
On the 9th day of the month of Menachem Av [5]615, according to the chronicle
Here is buried a young man of merit
Exceptional in the Torah
and in work
Zvi Hirsch, son of
our rabbi Leib ...
Acrostic Original:
Acrostic English:
Additional Original:
Additional English:
Stone Condition:
good
Conservation:
ID Tag Poistion:
Recovery Date:
2023-08-30
Recovery GPS:
50.479499 24.284138
Other Notes:
additional symbols: broken tree, cherries
Last Revision:
2024-02-07
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