In Lviv, a Jewish matzevah was found. Why, after many years, are the names of the deceased still being unearthed from under the asphalt

In Lviv, a Jewish tombstone was found, which after discovery was transported and returned to the territory of the Jewish cemetery. Residents of the city joined in the rescue of the matzevah. The Lviv Volunteer Center separately thanked Julian Lahun and Andriy Lahun for their help in preserving Jewish heritage.

This was reported on August 7, 2026, by the Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine. Its message is the original source of this publication.

The news could have ended with one line: they found an old Jewish tombstone and returned it to where it belongs.

But in Lviv, one found matzevah is almost never the story of just one stone.

Under roads, in courtyards, retaining walls, and other city structures, tombstones from destroyed Jewish cemeteries still remain. Sometimes names can still be read on them. Sometimes dates. Sometimes the place of birth, the name of the father or husband.

And then from under the asphalt, they return not just a stone.

They return a person.

For this material, NAnews — News of Israel compared the current message from the Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine with the open database Jewish Stones UA, materials from the Lviv Volunteer…

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