Tombstone of Elimelech Son of Yosef

Tombstone of:
Elimelech Son of Yosef
Tombstone date: 
October 10, 1899
Cemetery: 
Community: 
Code: 
0074
Made of: 
Sandstone
Epitaph style: 
Sunken letters
Sizes: 
Height: 160cm; Width: 65cm; Thickness: 15cm
Epitaph text: 

פ"נ

איש נדיב

שנהנה א[ח]רים

מטיבתו מוה

אלימלך בן

המנוח מוה

יוסף ז"ל

נפ[טר] ששה ימים

לחודש מר חשוון

ש[נת] תר"ס ז"ל

תנצבה

מאחור:

עמיל

הייאגע[ויצט]ס

אופיציא

English translation of epitaph: 

Here lies

A generous man

Derived pleasure to others

from his wealth our teacher

Elimelech son of

The deceased our teacher

Yosef of blessed memory

Passed away 6 days in

The month of Sivan

Year (5)660[=10.10.1899] of blessed memory

May his soul be bound in the bundle of life

 

Decoration program: 

A star of David

Description: 

Parts of the stone are broken.

Documented by the Jewish Galicia and Bukovina field school, 2010.

Documentation date: 
2010