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© Project Digitization of Jewish Heritage in Slovenia, Photographer: Premk, Janez, 2019, Negative/Photo. No. A398520.

The tombstone is a stela. At its centue is an arched plaque, inscribed with an epitaph in Hebrew and Italian:

 פ"נ [=פה נקבר]

כ' מר דוד בר? כ' משה

אבולאפיו ?

? ? ביום י"ג שבט תרפ"א

תנצב"ה

Translation: 

Here is buried

the honorable Mr. David son of the honorable Moshe

Abolaffio

? on 13 of Shevat [5]681

May his soul be bound up in the bond of life

 

Italian inscription -

"Fu uomo di carattere aureo/ di rara adamantina probità/ d'animo squisitamente cortese/ pronto sempre a porgere illuminati/ consigli e a chi ne lo richiedeva/ marito, padre e fratello affettuosissimo/ lascia nel cuore dei suoi cari/ perenne doloroso rimpianto/   nato il 30-8-1852     morto il 22-1-1921"

 

"[The deceased] was a man of a golden character, of a rare scrupulous probity, of soul exquisitely courteous, always ready to offer enlightened advices to those who asked him, the most tender husband, father and brother he remains in the heart of his beloved, mournfully lamented forever. Born on 30-8-1852     died on l 22-1-1921" 

Name/Title
Tombstone of Davide Bolaffio (carved no. 823, sector J1: 164) | Unknown
Object
Object Detail
Date
1921
Synagogue active dates
Reconstruction dates
Artist/ Maker
Unknown (Unknown)
Origin
Slovenia | Nova Gorica (Gorizia)
| Valdirose, Rosenthal
Historical Origin
Unknown
Community
Location
Slovenia | Nova Gorica
| Rožna Dolina
Site
Unknown
School/Style
Unknown|
Period
Period Detail
Collection
Unknown |
Material/Technique
Material Stucture
Material Decoration
Material Bonding
Material Inscription
Material Additions
Material Cloth
Material Lining
Tesserae Arrangement
Density
Colors
Construction material
Measurements
Height
150 cm
Length
Width
90 cm
Depth
Circumference
Thickness
60 cm
Diameter
Weight
Axis
Panel Measurements
Subject
Unknown |
Condition
Extant
Documented by CJA
Surveyed by CJA
Present Usage
Present Usage Details
Condition of Building Fabric
Architectural Significance type
Historical significance: Event/Period
Historical significance: Collective Memory/Folklore
Historical significance: Person
Architectural Significance: Style
Architectural Significance: Artistic Decoration
Urban significance
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0
Custom
Contents
Codicology
Scribes
Script
Number of Lines
Ruling
Pricking
Quires
Catchwords
Hebrew Numeration
Blank Leaves
Direction/Location
Façade (main)
Endivances
Location of Torah Ark
Location of Apse
Location of Niche
Location of Reader's Desk
Location of Platform
Temp: Architecture Axis
Arrangement of Seats
Location of Women's Section
Direction Prayer
Direction Toward Jerusalem
Signature
Colophon
Scribal Notes
Watermark
Hallmark
Binding
Decoration Program
Summary and Remarks
History/Provenance
Main Surveys & Excavations
Bibliography
Short Name
Full Name
Volume
Page
Type
Documenter
Janez, Anja, Simon and Jasna Premk | 2019
Researcher
Neta-Ly Taub | 2019
Architectural Drawings
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Computer Reconsdivuction
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Section Head
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Language Editor
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Donor
Project Digitization of Jewish Heritage in Slovenia | 2019

Ministry of Science
ARRS