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From Wilna in Poland, June 11 we have an instance equally shocking of Popish revenge against a Jew, as follows:
The court of Judicature in this city pronounced sentence a few days ago against an apostate, named Raphael Sentimany, a native of Croatia, who after being educated in the christian religion, renounced it at the age of 12 years, embraced Judaism and took the name of Abraham Isacowicz.
While he was in prison, several zealous priests daily visited him, shewing (showing) him the heinousness of the crime of apostasy, and exorting him to repent and return to the church; and for a day or two they had some hopes of reclaiming him: But they soon found themselves mistaken; he was so hardned, that neither the torments he was to suffer, nor the offer of a pardon, could make any impression on him.
The 9th instant he was led to execution: Being arrived under the gallows, the executioner plucked out his tongue, and flung it into the fire before his face; and then, with his hands tied behind him, he was thrown alive into a heap of blazing faggots. When his body was consumed, the ashes were scattered in the wind. This poor wretch suffered death with great resolution; not so much as a groan, or the least sign of fear having escaped from him.
יעצט צו מאכען קלארער, שורה ביי בערך שורה:
From Wilna in Poland, June 11 we
have an instance equally shocking of Popish revenge
(פויבסטס נקמה)
against a Jew, as
follows: The court of Judicature
(דארף מען וויסען וועליכע קארט מיינט דאס; דער רעגולער קארט, אדער דער קירכע'ס קארט, אדער איז עס געווען היינו הך)
in this city
(אין דער שטאט ווילנא)
pronounced sentence a few days ago against
an apostate, named Raphael Sentimany, a
native of Croatia, who after being educated
in the christian religion, renounced
it at the age of 12 years, embraced Judaism
and took the name of Abraham
Isacowicz. While he was in prison, several
zealous priests daily visited him, shewing (showing) him
the heinousness of the crime of
apostasy, and exorting him to repent
and return to the church; and for a day
or two they had some hopes of reclaiming
him: But they soon found themselves
mistaken; he was so hardned, that neither
the torments he was to suffer, nor the
offer of a pardon
(א פארדאן מסתמא פון דער בישאף)
could make any impression
on him. The 9th instant
(לכאורה מיינט עס דער ניינטער מענטש אויף וועם אויס צו פירען דער טויט אורטייל (דער ניינטער קידוש ה'?) - איינער האט א אנדערע פשט?)
he was led to execution: Being arrived under the
gallows, the executioner plucked out his tongue
(דאס דעמאנט פון די עשרה הרוגי מלכות אז מען האט ארויס געריסען דער צינג פון רבי חוצפית המתורגמן)
and flung it into the fire before
his face; and then, with his hands tied
behind him, he was thrown alive into a
heap of blazing faggots. When his body
was consumed, the ashes were scattered
in the wind. This poor wretch suffered
death with great resolution; not so much
as a groan, or the least sign of fear having
escaped from him
הגמרא במס' עבודה זרה ג, א:
אמר להם הקדוש ברוך הוא: מכם יבאו ויעידו בהן בישראל שקיימו את התורה כולה, יבא נמרוד ויעיד באברהם שלא עבד עבודת כוכבים, יבא לבן ויעיד ביעקב שלא נחשד על הגזל, תבא אשת פוטיפרע ותעיד ביוסף שלא נחשד על העבירה, יבא נבוכד נצר ויעיד בחנניה מישאל ועזריה שלא השתחוו לצלם, יבא דריוש ויעיד בדניאל שלא ביטל את התפלה, יבא בלדד השוחי וצופר הנעמתי ואליפז התימני ויעידו בהם בישראל שקיימו את כל התורה כולה, שנאמר: יתנו עידיהם ויצדקו...
