French Jew who was executed for blood libel is exonerated 350 years after his death and declared a m
Source: Daily Mail
French Jew who was executed for blood libel is exonerated 350 years after his death and declared a martyr
Raphael Levy was burned at the stake after being accused of killing a child
The Jewish merchant was wrongly accused of the crime in 1670
He has been exonerated in Glatigny, France, 350 years after his death
By Jennifer Smith
PUBLISHED: 15:03 EST, 21 January 2014 | UPDATED: 15:04 EST, 21 January 2014
A French Jew who was wrongly executed for blood libel almost 350 years ago has been exonerated of the crime and declared a martyr.
Raphael Levy was burned at the stake in 1670 after being accused of killing a three-year-old Christian and using their blood for religious rituals. But on Sunday, more than three decades after his death, officials in Glatigny, Moselle, dedicated a plaque to the man's memory, describing him as a 'martyr accused of a crime he did not commit.'
The ceremony in France was attended by more than 100 people, including the president of the Consistoire – the French Jewish community’s organization responsible for religious services, the Times of Israel reports.
Speaking at the event, the mayor of Glatigny, Victor Stallone said: 'Today we are back to square one, we are reconciled, we resume normal relations with the Jewish community.
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344 Years after His Execution, French Jew Cleared of Blood Libel
By: JTA
Published: January 21st, 2014
Nearly 350 years after his wrongful execution, a French Jew who had been convicted of a blood libel was exonerated and declared a martyr.
The village of Glatigny in the eastern district of Moselle set the record straight Sunday on the wrongful conviction of Raphael Levy in 1670 for murder. Levy, a simple merchant, was found guilty and burned at the stake for the alleged killing of three-year-old Didier Lemoine for ritual purposes, Le Figaro reported Sunday.
City officials affixed a plaque in Levy’s memory to a public building in the village of Glatigny, near where he was killed. The text refers to him as a “Jewish martyr from Boulay,” Levy’s village, who was “accused of a ritual crime which he did not commit.”
The ceremony was attended by about 100 people, including members of the Jewish community of Moselle, and Joel Mergui, president of the Consistoire – the French Jewish community’s organization responsible for religious services.
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