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SOKAL JEWISH HEADSTONE DATABASE
Stone ID:
SOKAL009
Location:
Sokal synagogue
Grounded/Loose:
loose
Intact/Fragment:
intact Group:
Location X/Y:
Location GPS:
50.482745 24.275461
Material:
limestone
Color: grey Dimensions W H D, cm:
Inscription Style:
both incised and raised letter
Inscription Character Height, cm:
Name Original:
חי' לאה
Name English:
Chaya Leah
Surname Original:
Surname English:
Father Original:
יוסף
Father English:
Yosef
Husband Original:
Husband English:
Gender:
female
Death Date Hebrew:
20-Sivan-5700
Death Date:
1940-06-26*
Age:
Birth Date:
Profession:
Primary Symbol:
3-arm candelabrum
Epitaph Original:
נפטרה כ' סיון תש פ''נ
אשה צנועה וישרה
במצותי' חיגוהרה
נפטרה בלא בנים
מ' חי' לאה בת
מ' יוסף ע''ה
ת'נ'צ'ב'ה'
Epitaph English:
Died the 20th Sivan [5]700
Here is buried
A woman of modesty and honesty
In her business ...
Died ... sons
Chaya Leah bat
Yosef, may he rest in peace
May her soul be bound in the bond of (eternal) life
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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