Stone ID:

ZBN079

Location:

NewCem

Grounded/Loose:

grounded

Intact/Fragment:

intact Group:

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Material:

sandstone

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Inscription Style:

incised letter

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Name Original:

שמעון

Name English:

Shimon

Surname Original:

מערזאנד

Surname English:

Meersand

Father Original:

שמואל

Father English:

Shmuel

Husband Original:

Husband English:

Gender:

male

Death Date Hebrew:

24-Av-5695

Death Date:

1935-08-23*

Age:

59

Birth Date:

1875-10-15

Profession:

Primary Symbol:

Star(s) of David

Epitaph Original:

Epitaph English:

Zion
here is buried
a man of integrity
Shimon
son of Shmuel Meersand
a hard worker, a good pillar of the house
showed his sons the way and the goal
left us in great sorrow
at the age of 59
days of his life found light for a gentle soul
on the 24th day of Menachem Av 5695
may his soul be bound in the bond of (eternal) life

Acrostic Original:

Acrostic English:

Additional Original:

Tu spoczywa
SZYMON MEERSAND
ur. 15-X 1875 – um. 5-VIII 1935

Additional English:

Here rests
SZYMON MEERSAND
born 15-X 1875 – died 5-VIII 1935

Stone Condition:

very good: upright, slightly tilted, intact

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Other Notes:

alternate versions of this surname in Zbarazh metrical records include Meersand and Mersand
the mismatch between Hebrew and Polish death dates is unexplained; however, the Hebrew death date is confirmed in a metrical record in the database of Gesher Galicia

Last Revision:

2024-08-02

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