Abraham_Isacowicz.2C_1753 Abraham_ben_Abraham







there evidence potocki legend embellishment of true story. report published in july 1753 edition of london magazine describes story of similar execution. correspondent dated report june 11, 2 days after end of shavuot holiday. describes apostate named raphael sentimany, native of croatia , converted judaism @ age of 12 , adopted name abraham isacowicz. report describes imprisonment , execution in wilno potocki legend describes. report states executed on june 9, second day of shavuot, in potocki story. important differences between sentimany execution , potocki legend martyr s jewish surname isacowicz, called raphael sentimany rather valenty potocki, killed in 1753 rather 1749, , croatian immigrant rather polish noble. raphael sentimany mentioned in anonymous british work admonitions dead, in epistles living , published in 1754, in manner suggestive of wide exposure of original report of abraham ben abraham s execution.








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