Joseph Süß Oppenheimer was brought out to the gallows on February 4 1738, and was given a last chance to convert to Christianity, which he refused to do; thereafter he was hanged and died on Kiddush Hashem with his last words being the Shema Yisrael.
Joseph Süß Oppenheimer was led to the gallows on February 4 1738, and was given a final chance to convert to Christianity, which he refused to do. Thereafter, he was hanged and died on Kiddush Hashem, with his last words being the Shema Yisrael.