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Israel

ישראל

Brother said to have sacrificed his life in a blood libel four centuries earlier.

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... האחרון בסוקולקה, היה הרב ר׳ בצלאל זקה״ם. הוא נולד בריז׳ינוי׳ למשפחת "הקדושים", שני האחים ישראל וטוביה, אשר מסרו נפשם על קדוש השם, בעלילת־הדם, לפני 400 שנה, מכאן השם: זקה״ם, "זרע קדשם". ...
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Tuvia
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Death of Israel and Tuvia in an alleged blood libel
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Tzafra Hyman
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Rabbi Betzalel Zakaheim
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Rizhinoy
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Zakaheim family
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Tuvia
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Rabbi Yohanan the Sandalmaker
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King David
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Sokółka Jewish community
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Israel → Tuvia
שנ י האחי ם ישרא ל וטוביה
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Death of Israel and Tuvia in an alleged blood libel

Israel and Tuvia reportedly sacrificed their lives for the sanctification of God's name in a blood-libel incident four centuries earlier, according to family tradition.