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SOKAL JEWISH HEADSTONE DATABASE
Stone ID:
SOKAL003
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:
incised letter
Inscription Character Height, cm:
Name Original:
יוסף שואל
Name English:
Yosef Shoel
Surname Original:
Surname English:
Father Original:
שמואל
Father English:
Shmuel
Husband Original:
Husband English:
Gender:
male
Death Date Hebrew:
09-Sivan-5698
Death Date:
1938-06-08*
Age:
Birth Date:
Profession:
Primary Symbol:
Epitaph Original:
נפטר ט' סיון תרצח
פ''נ
מ' יוסף שואל בן
מ' שמואל ע'ה'
...ד נפש עלה שמים
...ש .יר בן קטן בחיים
ספרי ובב אבל רב
חרי נחמד בשם טוב
ט בתורה יום ולילה

... ... ...
Epitaph English:
Died on 9th of Sivan [5]698
Here is buried
Yosef Shoel ben
Shmuel
...his soul ascended to heaven
...at the end of a short life
... ... ...
...cherished in a good name
... in the Torah day and night
... ... ...
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:
Last Revision:
2024-02-07
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